Expropriation case exposes Algeria’s double speak

After Morocco announced its decision to expropriate a villa owned by the Algerian state for public utility purposes, Algeria’s foreign ministry issued a statement that shows that victim discourse, fake news, and conspiracy theories have become a standard tactic. Morocco has decided after years of waiting to lawfully expropriate a villa owned by Algeria to […]

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana hail progress in making cocoa buyers pay premium to farmers

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, as well as the Ivorian-Ghanian Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), created to guarantee a minimum income to farmers, have noted “efforts” by some manufacturers to pay higher prices to producers, after giving them an ultimatum earlier this month. For several weeks, both countries reproached the chocolate manufacturers […]

African ‘peace mission’ leaders visiting Kyiv greeted by explosions, air raid sirens

Five African leaders seeking to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine arrived in Kyiv on a peace mission on Friday (16 June) as the Ukrainian capital city was rocked by explosions and the blaring of air raid sirens. Last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had indicated that his Russian and Ukrainian […]