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Africa’s critical mineral boom: a double-edged sword of prosperity and instability

African countries are becoming key producers of critical minerals like cobalt and platinum, but the rush to extract these resources has also fueled instability, causing displacement and escalating armed conflicts across the continent. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected in its Regional Economic Outlook report published in April last year that critical minerals could boost […]

Uganda cuffs 20 suspected militiamen over horrific school massacre

Twenty people had been reported arrested by Ugandan police for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for last Friday’s (16 June) horrific attack on a school near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Uganda reels from its deadliest attack in more than a decade after the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a […]

Morocco’s Southern Provinces population fully benefits from EU-Morocco agreements – Official EU Report

The European Union has reaffirmed, in its 2022 report, the full benefit of the population of Morocco’s southern provinces of the agreements between Rabat and Brussels and their positive impact on the socio-economic development of these regions. The publication of this annual report, by the services of the European Commission and the European External Action […]