Category: Blogs

Guinea: Rio Tinto set to launch $20bn ‘world’s biggest mining project’ after 27-year delay

January 10, 2024

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a "world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a ... Read More

CAF appoints four African legends ambassadors to promote African football

January 9, 2024

la Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), the football governing body of the African continent, unveiled Monday January 8 the first names that include Egyptian Ahmed ... Read More

Somalia’s new law ‘nullifies’ ‘illegal’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port-access deal

January 8, 2024

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has signed a law that “nullifies" the contentious memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and a breakaway Somaliland region in a ... Read More

US unveils new multinational naval protection force to stop Houthi attacks in Red Sea

December 20, 2023

The United States and a host of other nations are creating a new global security force 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' to help protect and defend ships ... Read More

Africa urged to stop selling land, forests on ‘depreciated’ carbon credit market — AFC report

December 9, 2023

African countries must stop selling land on “depreciated” carbon credit market, and instead the continent should strive to become the global centre for high-value, high-integrity ... Read More

King Mohammed VI stresses urgency for effective implementation of human rights principles at international symposium

December 7, 2023

King Mohammed VI emphasized the urgency of finding effective means to implement the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights during an international symposium ... Read More

Nigeriens, experts applaud junta’s repeal of EU-backed anti-migration law

December 4, 2023

The European Union is "very concerned about the consequences” of the latest decision by Niger's military leaders to revoke an EU-backed law criminalizing transportation of ... Read More

COP28: African leaders to make their unified voice heard at UN climate summit

December 1, 2023

After a year of record temperatures, deadly floods and devastating wildfires, not least in Africa, the annual UN summit — the COP28 climate conference — ... Read More

Somalia formally joins East Asian Community but enormous security challenges remain

November 30, 2023

Somalia has finally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) as its eighth member, thirteen years after its original application to join, as the ... Read More

Morocco: EBRD and EU Support Women-led businesses with €20 Mln Funding

November 29, 2023

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have partnered with Moroccan bank for Commerce & Industry (BMCI) to support ... Read More