Turkey seeks to tap into Niger’s mining potential

Turkey is diversifying its African partners, moving from east Africa to the Sahel and Niger in particular where Ankara sees mining opportunities. In this respect, Turkey signed a deal to cooperate in the mining sector in the covered uranium-rich but unstable Sahel country. Turkey and Niger signed a provisional pact to boost cooperation in mining, […]

Marrakech, 11th Global Destination to Visit in 2017, New York Times

Marrakech has once again featured in the shortlist of world destinations worth visiting in 2017, as The New York Times classified the Moroccan city 11th among the top 52 places. In its classification entitled “52 places to visit in 2017” The New York Times singles out Jardin Majorelle as a must-visit attraction. The site located […]

Burundi shuts down Rwanda border, suspends diplomatic ties amid rising tensions

Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have taken another downturn after the former announced on Thursday (18 January) that it had suspended diplomatic ties with its neighbor and unilaterally closed its border. The move came last week, after the Burundi government accused Rwanda of supporting a Burundian rebel group known as RED-Tabara that is based in […]