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Category: Africa
Mali’s Tuareg rebels claim takeover of abandoned UN camp near strategic town of Kidal
Separatist rebels in northern Mali have claimed to have taken over a camp in the strategic town of Kidal immediately after it was evacuated by ... Read More
Kenya: visiting British monarch expresses “deepest regret” for colonial-era suffering
The five-day state visit of King Charles III to Kenya elicits mixed reactions among the country’s people even as the monarch expressed regrets for colonial ... Read More
Europe’s Nordic countries to cooperate on immigration policy, deportation flights
Ministers of justice of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have signed an agreement to cooperate more closely to create a more effective system for ... Read More
OCP Africa presents solutions for better food security at African Agricultural Technology Conference
OCP Africa, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, has presented innovative solutions that could revolutionize agricultural practices in Africa. The presentation was made at the ... Read More
IMF warns of Africa’s vulnerability to China’s slowing economy
While millions of dollars are being channeled to African financial institutions as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s $10 billion plan for the continent, the ... Read More
U.S. reinstates Mauritania into AGOA after four-year hiatus
US President Joe Biden announced the eligibility of Mauritania for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which affects market access, investment, and ... Read More
DRC violence pushes internally displaced people to record 6.9 million — UN
The United Nations has cautioned that the escalating violence has pushed the number of internally displaced people within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to ... Read More
US to remove Gabon, Niger, Uganda and CAR from AGOA trade program
US President Joe Biden announced on Monday (30 October) his intention to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda, and the Central African Republic (CAR) ... Read More
Mali: UN Mission Begins Departure from Kidal Camp
According to several sources within the mission, the United Nations mission in Mali is currently in the process of leaving its camp in Kidal, located ... Read More
Togo’s capital to host AFIS annual summit Nov. 15-16
Africa's financial industry platform (AFIS) has chosen Lome as host of its second Annual Summit on November 15 and 16, 2023, for the second time ... Read More