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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 […]

US pledges to step up Africa investment as Chinese lending slides to 13-year low

Recent visits to Africa by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield came as a new study by Boston University found China’s overseas investments in the Covid-19 era have slid to a 13-year low. Analysts say Washington is trying to compete with China for influence in Africa, with […]

Mauritania, EU ink €10.5-m grant deal

The European Union has provided Mauritania with a €10.5 million grant as the European bloc expressed keenness to support the North African country in many areas including the fight against illegal migration. Mauritanian Justice Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ben Abdoullah Ben Baya who also doubles as the country’s interim Foreign Minister signed the deal with Vice-President […]