Gabon: Elections commission validates 19 candidates for August presidential polls

Nineteen candidates will run for August 26 presidential elections in Gabon, up from 27 bids received by the country’s Center of Elections (CGE). The CGE, led by Michel Stéphane Bonda, Sunday unveiled the roaster of final candidates to seek the country’s top job, “Gabon Review” reports. The Center disqualified 8 candidates after receiving 27 bids […]

Sahara: DRC opens consular representation in Dakhla

The strong diplomatic dynamic witnessed by the Moroccan Sahara continued this Saturday with the inauguration by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of a consulate general in the city of Dakhla. The consular representation was inaugurated by Foreign Minister of DRC Marie Tumba Nzeza and her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita.   On this occasion, Mrs […]

China-Africa Expo: despite many ‘deals’, 37 African countries still in trade deficit

As the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) concluded in Changsha on Sunday June 2, with $10.3 billion worth of projects signed, analysts say that the economic cooperation between both sides will need to build on past lessons and successes to really reshape China-Africa trade. With bilateral trade between China and Africa totaling $282 […]