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Niger’s top court lifts immunity of ex-president Bazoum, paving way for prosecution

Niger’s top court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, thus opening door for the country’s junta-ruled government to prosecute him for alleged ‘high treason’. Abdou Dan Galadima, president of the State Court, Niger’s highest legal authority that had been created by the military government, announced the decision on Friday […]

EU reaffirms commitment to strengthen partnership with Morocco

EU Commissioner for Enlargement & European Neighborhood Policy, Oliver Varhelyi, has reaffirmed the Union’s determination and commitment to strengthen further partnership with Morocco. During talks he held on Thursday remotely with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, the Commissioner said: “We will use all means to advance our partnership”, and that “the EU will continue to support […]

Nothing’s free: skepticism grows over China’s debt forgiveness

Skeptics say that despite China’s agreement to forgive interest-free loans to 17 African countries as it seeks to dispel debt-trap allegations, the days of Beijing writing off interest-bearing loans are over. The world’s poorest countries — many of them in Africa — are facing $35bn in debt-service payments in 2022, out of which around 40% […]