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African counter-terrorism summit: leaders call for more cooperation to address security challenges

African leaders have called for more regional cooperation in fighting terrorism at a high-level summit in Abuja, with Nigeria’s president accusing the global community of being responsible for the disturbing rise in illegal mining, illicit funds flow and terrorism funding in the continent. The High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Conference, with the theme ‘Building to Address the […]

ICC prosecutors seek war crimes trial for CAR’s militia leader

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, an alleged militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR), is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face 20 counts of war crime and crime against humanity charges over allegations of atrocities committed by his self-proclaimed self-defense militias, most notably by coordinating revenge attacks against Muslims in the […]

Gabon seeks contractors for eight solar power plants

The government of Gabon has launched a call for tenders for the construction of eight solar power plants following a partnership agreement signed in August 2018 with the French company Engie. Through Engie’s subsidiary Ausar Energy, the government plans to launch the construction of eight dams in the Central African nation. According to the Deposit […]