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Algeria closes airspace to Mali

Algeria has closed its airspace to Mali as relations worsen between the two neighbors with Mali accusing Algeria of backing terrorist groups. Mali together with its Sahel allies, Niger and Burkina Faso, all recalled their ambassadors after Bamako accused Algiers of protecting separatists by downing a Malian drone. Algeria has doubled down on its provocations […]

Africa to double its share of global natural gas supply by 2050 — report

Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase from 6% of all gas supplies in 2021 to over 11% by 2050, according to a report by Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Gas production in the continent is forecast to increase from 260bn cubic meters in 2021, to 585bn cubic meters in 2050, on the […]

WTO & AFWE chiefs urge African govt’s to boost AfCFTA, agric investment, infrastructure

The WTO chief has called on African countries to create trading opportunities and increase investment in agriculture to address food security in Africa, as the head of the African Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (AFWE) stressed the need for improved infrastructure and the removal of tariffs to facilitate intra-African commerce. In a speech read on her […]