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Africa-China trade in 2022 surges, dwarfing commerce with US

Africa’s bilateral trade with China surged to a record high in 2022, highlighting how Beijing’s commercial influence over the continent continues to dwarf that of the United States. Beijing’s push to promote imports from Africa and rising commodity prices pushed trade up 11% to $282 billion last year. China’s exports to Africa were $164.49 billion, […]

Libya: GNA Forces Regain Strategic Crossroads Leading to Sirte

Forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) claimed Tuesday they retook control of the Abu Grein crossroads, south of Libya’s third city Misrata, where the coastal highway meets the main road south into the desert interior. The crossroads laying 140km west of Sirte where IS has established its stronghold has been overrun […]

Sahara: Algerian FM’s phone call with lavrov, desperate move to get Moscow support ahead of UNSC Vote

Algerian Foreign minister Ahmed Attaf spoke on the phone with Russian peer Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in a desperate move to have Russia veto against the American draft resolution supporting Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom for the Sahara under its sovereignty. However, Moscow is signaling a shift in its position in favor of […]