Category: Africa

African policy-makers worry about economic impact of Israel-Hamas conflict

October 19, 2023

The renewed flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused an outrage across Africa but it has also prompted heated debates in different countries in the continent ... Read More

Chad: Two Ministers including Defense minister step down

October 19, 2023

Chad’s Ministers of Defense and Bilingualism Promotion respectively Gen. Daoud Yaya Brahim and Haliki Choua Mahamat have tendered in their resignation to the Transitional Prime ... Read More

U.S. DFC supports Ifria Cold Chain Development Company in Morocco and Senegal with $20mln

October 19, 2023

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has decided to finance the construction of Ifria refrigeration facilities in two African countries, namely Morocco and Senegal. ... Read More

Gabon reiterates support for Morocco’s plan for Sahara

October 18, 2023

Gabon under the rule of Brice Oligui Nguema has reaffirmed his country’s position in support of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara territory. Speaking at ... Read More

African leaders attend 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing

October 18, 2023

Some 130 leaders from Africa and other world’s regions have gathered in China for a two-day meeting organized by the Chinese government that marks the ... Read More

President Alassane Ouattara rubber-stamps 32-member Cabinet

October 18, 2023

Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara validated Tuesday October 17 a Cabinet of 32 members proposed by new Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé appointed Monday October ... Read More

WAPPP, WAIPA poised to back Togo in luring private investment

October 18, 2023

The World Association of PPP Units & PPP Professionals (WAPPP) and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) are keen to help Togo attract ... Read More

Uganda: foreign tourists killed in attack by suspected IS-aligned rebel group

October 18, 2023

Ugandan police has said they were pursuing suspected members of an an armed group aligned with Islamic State (IS) that reportedly killed three people, including ... Read More

Gabon to launch embassy in Rwanda

October 18, 2023

Gabon’s leader of the transition Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has instructed the Foreign ministry to launch an embassy in Rwanda as soon as possible, ... Read More

Joint Zambia-Zimbabwe $5bn dam project near Victoria Falls approved by UN agency

October 18, 2023

A UN agency has given Zambia and Zimbabwe permission to build a $5 billion hydropower dam downstream from Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ... Read More