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Category: Africa
Gabon abolishes Luxury Car Tax
Gabon has scrapped luxury car taxes that provided the State with $82,000 last year, ‘Gabon Review’ reports citing 2024 draft Budget Bill. On the contrary, ... Read More
Washington, NGOs, pundits congratulate Morocco on election to Presidency of UNHRC
The United States has congratulated Morocco on its election to the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council for 2024, while committing to strengthening bilateral ... Read More
Macky Sall kick-starts two-day visit to Mauritania to bolster ties
Senegal’s leader Macky Sall embarked this Thursday on a two-day visit to neighboring Mauritania in view of strengthening ties between the two countries sharing several ... Read More
UK seeks to build mutually beneficial partnership with Morocco
British Envoy for the UK-African Investment Summit 2024 (UK-AIS), Alastair McPhail, expressed eagerness to “building a modern partnership of mutual benefit with Morocco.” “We look ... Read More
Ivorian Presidential hopeful resigns from Paris-based multinational corporation Kering
Tidjane Thiam, the newly elected leader of Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition party PDCI-RDA, has resigned from Paris-headquartered luxury goods multinational company Kering to focus on ... Read More
Wagner clashes with rebels opposed to CAR regime in power
The private military company Wagner has since Monday been tangled in fierce fighting in the village of Kéngué, in the sub-prefecture of Mingala, with Coalition ... Read More
Air Côte d’Ivoire named AFCON Official Carrier
Côte d’Ivoire’s national carrier Air Côte d'Ivoire has been made the official carrier for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023. ... Read More
DRC: Constitutional Court confirms incumbent leader winner of December elections
The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) upheld Tuesday January 9 results of December Presidential elections, making incumbent President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, winner ... Read More
US plans to set up drone bases in coastal West Africa to stem Islamist advance and counter China
The United States is reportedly seeking to set up military drones bases along the West African coast in an urgent effort to stop the spread ... Read More
Gambian ex-minister Sonko on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
The trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian ex-interior minister accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of a former dictator Yahya Jammeh from ... Read More