Category: Africa

Mozambique: insurgency in resource-rich Cabo Delgado fueled by influx of foreign jihadists

March 22, 2024

The recent surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has been fueled by an influx of Islamist fighters ... Read More

Number of Chinese workers across Africa drops by over 60% over past decade — report

March 22, 2024

The number of Chinese workers across Africa has plummeted to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to data from China's National Bureau ... Read More

West African heatwave caused by climate change- study

March 22, 2024

A study by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists found that the heat wave that damaged crops in West Africa was triggered by human-caused ... Read More

Nigeria’s oil authorities expect FID on Morocco gas pipeline by year’s end

March 21, 2024

A final investment decision (FID) to build the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline is expected to be reached by the end of 2024, chief of state-owned Nigerian ... Read More

Senegal: short election campaign in full swing for delayed presidential vote on 24 March

March 21, 2024

Campaigning for the upcoming presidential election is in full swing in Senegal, as the country’s voters will head to the polls this Sunday (24 March), ... Read More

South Sudan: gunmen kill 15 as UN reports 35% rise in people affected by violence

March 21, 2024

Unidentified assailants have reportedly shot dead 15 individuals in South Sudan's Pibor region, including its commissioner, just as a new UN report found that the ... Read More

East Africa bracing for fresh wave of interest rate hikes fueled by Red Sea crisis

March 20, 2024

East African central banks are being forced to hike interest rates to contain renewed inflationary pressures emanating from surging shipping and insurance costs due to ... Read More

Africa watching closely French bid to ban $1bn exports of second-hand clothes

March 20, 2024

African countries are watching closely France’s attempt to impose an EU-wide ban on the export of second-hand clothes, popularly known as mitumba, millions of tonnes ... Read More

Nigeria’s mass abductions: gunmen kidnap at least 100 more villagers in new attack

March 20, 2024

Armed gangs in Nigeria’s northwest have reportedly kidnapped at least 100 people in a new attack, which comes only days after gunmen seized nearly 300 ... Read More

Moroccan carrier to launch new direct routes to Manchester, Naples, Abuja by June

March 19, 2024

Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that it will launch, as part of its plan to strengthen its network and in preparation for ... Read More