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Algeria backtracks on its free trade deal with the EU

Algeria has asked the EU to put on hold a free trade agreement that was due to be signed this year as it drags its feet on customs reforms, an EU official said. Under the Association Agreement between the two countries, Algeria should have entered into an FTA with the EU in 2017 but has […]

S. Africa’s parliament votes against impeaching president Ramaphosa

An extraordinary session of South Africa’s parliament on Tuesday (13 December) voted against starting impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a report that says he held undeclared foreign currency at his farm in 2020. The lawmakers voted 214 to 148 against the move to impeach Ramaphosa. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, which […]

France denies visa to Gabon’s U16 football team

The French Consulate General in Gabon’s capital Libreville has turned down visa applications of the country’s U16 football team expected to take part in a championship in the European country on the grounds that there are fears that the players disappear and fail to return home at the end of the tournament. Gabon’s football association […]