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Blinken stresses partnership with Africa as China looms large over US-Africa Leaders summit

With the annual US-Africa Leaders Summit kicking off in Washington, D.C., this Tuesday Dec.13, the Biden administration will try to offer its African partners a better alternative to the economic competition from China on the continent. Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves acknowledged that the United States has fallen behind as China has surged past American […]

Nearly 800 suspects arrested in Nigeria’s largest cybercrime raid

Some 792 people, including many foreign nationals, have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a sweeping raid on a crypto ring that has reportedly been involved in a sophisticated fraud operation targeting victims worldwide with false cryptocurrency schemes and romantic scams. Many of the nearly 800 suspects taken into custody from the site in […]

South Sudan gets $600m boost from Sahara Energy

Sahara Energy Resources DMCC, a member of leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has approved a $600 million donation to support economic growth, peace process and development in South Sudan. According to reports, the facility will also support infrastructure development and youth encouragement. In a statement issued on Sunday, Temitope Shonubi, executive director […]