Category: Africa

CAF President congratulates Morocco on its world-class soccer stadiums, Infrastructure

July 7, 2023

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, congratulated Morocco on its "world-class" soccer stadiums and infrastructure, as the CAF Executive Committee held ... Read More

Sierra Leone’s election irregularities raise global concerns

July 7, 2023

A watchdog group in Sierra Leone responsible for monitoring elections has reported irregularities in voting results in the 24 June ballot, as 67% of Sierra ... Read More

EU, France pledge 2 million euros to back elections in Madagascar

July 7, 2023

The European Union (EU) and France Thursday vowed to assist Madagascar with one million euro each for the presidential elections slated to take place in ... Read More

Tunisian political party calls on State to reintroduce visa requirement to Sub-Saharan migrants

July 7, 2023

Centre-right political party Afek Tounes, called on Tunisian authorities to re-impose visa requirements to Sub-Saharan migrants as part of measures to stem arrival of flows ... Read More

Rights groups say Tunisia dumps migrants on Libyan border

July 7, 2023

Tunisia has expelled hundreds of Sub-Saharan African migrants to a buffer zone in the border with Libya without due process, Human Rights Watch said. The ... Read More

Shared status: Somaliland, Taiwan expand ties despite diplomatic isolation

July 7, 2023

Two unlikely territories and the world’s most diplomatically elected governments — Taiwan and Somaliland — are deepening economic and political ties, but all too often, ... Read More

Africa, backed by EU investment, is poised to lead global green hydrogen boom

July 7, 2023

African countries are aspiring to establish themselves as renewables-driven hubs to supply escalating global demand for green hydrogen, just as hydrogen diplomacy has intensified in ... Read More

Mozambique ‘tuna bond’ case: Credit Suisse loses bid to block UK trial due in October

July 6, 2023

Credit Suisse has lost its bid to block the lawsuit filed by the Government of Mozambique against the Swiss bank for its role in the ... Read More

Morocco’s Al Mada plans expansion in the African food market

July 6, 2023

Morocco’s private investment fund Al Mada said it has set up an international food industry subsidiary focusing on Africa, dubbed Teralys. As part of its ... Read More

African immigrants celebrate their blended heritage on US Independence Day

July 6, 2023

Immigration from Africa to the United States has increased dramatically in the past three decades and these migrants turned to the US in pursuit of ... Read More