13th German-African Energy Forum

Egypt: New York Times journalist expelled

Egyptian airport security authorities Monday denied entry to former New York Times bureau Chief upon arrival in Cairo, a move that shines light on the North African country’s crackdown on freedom of press and on critical voices. David D. Kirkpatrick, 48, New York Times reports was held incommunicado for hours at Cairo international airport on […]

Al-Mourabitoun denies shifting allegiance to IS

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. The information was relayed by Mauritania’s Alakhbar news website that has often received messages from the Sahara desert based jihadist group. An audio message posted on Alakhbar’s website last week […]

Africa Visa Openness Index 2024: mixed progress with many challenges lying ahead

The number of African countries offering e-visas has risen from 9 in 2016 to 26 in 2024, the latest addition of the Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) has revealed, with Benin, The Gambia, Rwanda and the Seychelles ranked the highest in visa openness, with Africans requiring no visas to enter these countries. The 2024 Africa […]