Sahel – drought

CAR defies Kremlin push to replace Wagner with state-run Africa Corps

The Central African Republic (CAR) is resisting Russian pressure to replace the Wagner Group with the Kremlin’s newly formed Africa Corps, amid demands for cash payments rather than the mineral-for-security model that has long defined the partnership. According to senior officials in Bangui, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister made several visits this year urging CAR to […]

Morocco’s King reiterates, in message to President of Libyan Presidential Council, commitment to further reinforce Moroccan-Libyan relations

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younes El-Menfi, on his country’s Independence Day.   In this message, the King welcomed the ties of brotherhood and cooperation binding Morocco and Libya, and reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to further reinforce and develop bilateral relations, in order […]

Intra-Africa trade remains ‘difficult’ amid forex shortage, poor infrastructure — Standard Bank’s report

Intra-country trade in 10 key African countries remains difficult amid currency volatility and international capital flight, as business struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the dollar, needed to pay for imports, according to the 2023 Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). The key finding in the study conducted by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest […]