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Africa pays price as global powers jostle for its gas and critical minerals

Europe is increasingly turning to Africa to find alternatives for Russian energy supplies it has shunned since the start of the war with Ukraine, while the United States, China and Russia are racing for economic influence on the continent. These four global powers are in a race to win over Africa, the continent’s market of […]

Tensions mount in South Sudan as violence threatens fragile power-sharing peace deal

South Sudan’s fragile peace process faces a severe setback as escalating violence between government forces and armed groups threatens the 2018 power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar. The recent clashes, particularly in the Upper Nile state, have prompted the United Nations to warn of an “alarming regression” that could unravel […]

Mauritania hosting President Bashir despite international arrest warrant

The one-day 4th Summit of the Pan-African Agency for the Great Green Belt held in Mauritania this Monday with the participation of several African Heads of State concerned by the desert encroachment has reignited the debate over the arrest of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. President Omar Al-Bashir arrived, Sunday, in Mauritanian capital city Nuakchott, leading […]