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Algeria suffers its first 2024 diplomatic setback as it clutches at South Africa’s straw

Algeria and its ally South Africa have both ensued a painful diplomatic setback when Morocco won the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council by a comfortable majority of votes. The two resource-rich African countries have waged a campaign against Morocco’s bid using all sorts of propaganda in defiance of an African consensus backing Morocco’s […]

World Bank commits $200 mln to support Ethiopia’s renewable energy program

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million in funding for the establishment of a Renewable Energy Guarantees Program (REGREP) in Ethiopia. These funds, to be disbursed by the International Development Association (IDA), will help the authorities in Addis Ababa to reform their regulatory framework and gear it up for private investment and […]

Mali: Ex-Spy Chief Moussa Diawara arrested over journalist’s disappearance in 2016

Moussa Diawara, the former director of Mali’s State Security under Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, was arrested and charged with “complicity in kidnapping and abduction” in the disappearance of journalist Birama Touré. The former president’s son, Karim Keita, is also named in the case. This is a new twist in the case of the disappearance of journalist […]