State of Angola’s economy taking centre stage in the polls

After the last decades of civil war, an oil boom, corruption scandals, the state of Angola’s economy will be one of the biggest and most decisive issues when the country’s citizens go to the polls on Wednesday (24 August). Millions of Angolan youths are voting for the first time in the country’s 5th election since […]

Atlantic gas pipeline multilateral deal expected by end of 2024- Moroccan official

A final deal involving all countries that will benefit from the gas pipeline that will connect Nigeria to Morocco is expected by year’s end, head of Morocco’s mines and hydrocarbons agency ONHYM Amina Benkhadra said. The project has been spearheaded by Morocco’s King as a key component of the Kingdom’s south-south cooperation approach. It has […]

In-fighting grips Polisario-run Tindouf camps as separatist leader flies for medical treatment

The Tindouf camps, where thousands are held against their will by the Algeria-backed polisario militias, have once again been the scene of violent infighting between clans vying for power in an area where Algeria seems to have relegated all authority to militiamen. As Polisario leader Brahim Ghali was flown to South Africa for medical treatment […]