A majority of lawmakers in Burkina Faso voted a new law providing for extending funding and training to local vigilantes in response to the growing firepower of jihadist groups in the Sahel nation. Vigilante groups called koglweogo – “guardians of the bush” in the Moore language – will be the first beneficiaries of the fund. […]
This year’s African Investment Forum (AIF), the continent’s premier investment platform, attracted a record $63.8bn in investment pledges for infrastructure projects, but experts warn of historically low success rates in bringing projects into fruition. The vast networking event brings together African entrepreneurs, decision-makers, bankers. In 72 hours, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners […]
The Algerian regime has been warmongering against Morocco in recent weeks describing the neighboring country as a “conventional enemy” at the gates in a bid to distract from a deepening social and economic crisis that is gradually eroding the authoritarian rule in Algeria. In its recent diatribe, the mouthpiece of the Algerian regime, El Djeich […]
