Venezuela elections: Several countries, including Morocco, call for restraint, wisdom, dialogue

Several countries, including Morocco as the sole African State, have launched a strong appeal for wisdom and restraint in Venezuela. “At this decisive juncture for Venezuela and the region, all social and political actors must exercise the utmost restraint in their public actions,” said the signatory countries in a joint statement issued at a meeting […]

Corruption across Africa rose dramatically in 2022 but citizens fear to speak up — Afrobarometer

A majority of Africans believe that corruption increased drastically in their countries between 2021 and 2022, according to a latest survey conducted by Afrobarometer, that also highlighted the fact that an even larger proportion of the respondents feared retaliation should they report corrupt acts to the authorities. According to the Afrobarometer’s survey, in as many […]

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion to help fund Africa’s agriculture, health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as the American billionaire and philanthropist warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent. Bill Gates has pledged to use 5.4% of his net worth to finance Africa’s health […]