Category: Africa

Gabon abolishes Luxury Car Tax

January 12, 2024

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

January 11, 2024

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

January 11, 2024

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

January 11, 2024

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

January 11, 2024

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

January 11, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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