CAR: Four Chinese abducted in Lamy-Pont

Four Chinese gold miners have been kidnapped in Lamy-Pont, a village in Central African Republic (CAR), near the town of Abba, in Nana-Mambéré sub prefecture where three Chinese were also abducted in March 2023. The incident occurred Saturday Novembr 18, during a clash between armed forced and a group of unidentified armed men who attacked […]

Algeria lets migrants die after an accident near Niger borders

Algerian authorities have left migrants die crammed in a bus after an accident near Niger where Algerian army intended to abandon them in the desert. Images on social media showed a torched bus, corpses and injured migrants as a convoy of 82 buses was carrying hundreds of migrants southwards. The migrants who died were buried […]

Morocco: BMCE Bank of Africa launches Chinese branch in Shanghai

Morocco’s BMCE Bank of Africa launched Tuesday in Shanghai, China, its first branch in the world’s second largest economy as it positions itself as the channel between Chinese investors and Africa. Present in China for over two decades as a representation office, MBCE Bank of Africa’s new branch, is located in the financial district of […]