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US urges Ethiopia to sign Nile dam deal

The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]

Algeria to fund enrollment of 400 PhD students at Irish University

The Algerian government will grant scholarships to 400 PhD students to be enrolled at the Irish University of Limerick (UL).   The program to cost up to €20 million over four years comes as the North African country embarks on a switch from French to English as the official language of teaching and learning in […]

Endless rule or end of an era? — Cameroon’s 92-year-old president seeks eighth term

President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest serving leader and the world’s oldest head of state at 92, has confirmed his candidacy for Cameroon’s 12 October presidential election. The announcement, made via social media, ends months of speculation about his political future and reignites debate over the country’s democratic stagnation. “I am a candidate in the presidential […]