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Category: Africa
Africa at critical juncture: as China slows, continent needs to diversify economic partners
With Chinese lending to Africa shrinking, the continent must focus on increasing its internal trade, diversifying trade-able goods away from commodities, and developing and solidifying ... Read More
Niger, Russia agree to develop military ties as part of efforts to stabilize situation in Sahel
Filling the void left by French troops who withdrew from Niger just a couple of weeks ago, the Sahel country and Russia have announced an ... Read More
AFCON 2023: Morocco comfortably wins over Tanzania, serious contender for African Title
The Atlas Lions, semi-finalists at the 2022 World Cup, have confirmed their status as serious contenders for African Nations Cup 2023 after beating Tanzania 3-0 ... Read More
Turkey, Burkina Faso seal several agreements
Turkey and Burkina Faso have inked several agreements spanning over many areas including health, energy, and education, Anadolu news agency reports, citing Turkish Minister of ... Read More
Russia donates Mali 25,000 tons of wheat
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced Wednesday January 17 Moscow delivered this month a humanitarian cargo of 25,000 tons of grain to Mali for ... Read More
Russia, Niger poised to expand trade, economic ties
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk Tuesday January 16 indicated that Moscow is keen to expand trade, economic and investment ties, and trade turnover with ... Read More
Gabon to grant delayed risk premium to armed forces
Gabon’s military-led government agreed this week to implement a decision by the former regime of President Ali Bongo Ondimba to grant armed and security forces ... Read More
Burkina Faso upgrades military equipment with powerful missiles
Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s transitional leader, has announced that the West African country reeling with terror activities has acquired more powerful missiles and other military ... Read More
Comoros’s incumbent President wins another term in office
Azali Assoumani, the President of Comoros, has been declared winner of Sunday disputed elections with 62.97% of the vote, extending therefore his grip on power ... Read More
AfDB commits $303m for Mauritania-Mali electricity interconnection project
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a $303 million loan for the building of a 1,500 km-long power ... Read More