Moroccan ambassador to Bogota Farida Loudaya with speaker Carlos Alberto Cuenca

Again! Sweeping majority of Algerians shun sham elections

Algerian voters have largely abstained from casting ballot in the parliamentary elections amid a crackdown on dissent and free speech by a military regime ruling behind a thin civilian curtain. The military rulers were hoping to use the elections to restore authoritarian stability in a country that braces for an acute economic crisis against the […]

Gabon’s opposition leader leaves country for first time since 2018

Jean Ping, leader of the opposition in Gabon and former presidential candidate, has arrived in Paris – France – his first foreign trip since 2018 after authorities banned him from travelling and seized his passport. “I’m planning to spend a few days here,” he wrote on his Facebook page as he arrived Monday in the […]

Africa’s ultra-wealthy population to grow by 65% in next decade but thousands flee their home — report

Africa has seen a rise in its number of billionaires and its millionaire population is set to rise by 65% over the next 10 years, but at the same time, about 18,700 high-net-worth individuals have left the continent between 2013 and 2023, the 2024 Africa Wealth Report reveals. Published by Henley & Partners, an international […]