EU Commissioner for migration Avramopoulos

Geopolitics of Niger coup: France, EU and ECOWAS are big losers

The coup in Niger has drawn strong condemnation from much of the international community, but most notably the United States and France, which have troops stationed there, as Niger’s putschists on Monday accused the former colonial ruler, France, of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate the country’s deposed president. West African leaders on Sunday (30 […]

Kenya discovers very rare coltan deposits, conflict-linked mineral used in phones, laptops

Kenya has announced the discovery of its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, a priceless component with special electrical qualities that is used in the manufacture of electric car batteries, smartphones, laptops, and other electronic and communication devices. A substantial amount of the precious mineral was found at least in six Kenyan counties across […]

Moroccan Mohamed Benhammou appointed president of African Cyber Security Federation

The 1st edition of the Forum “Brazza-cybersecurity” that took place in Brazzaville Sept. 16 – 17 highlighted by the formalization of the constitution of the African Federation of Cybersecurity, whose presidency was entrusted to Moroccan Mohamed Benhammou. The holding of this Forum is part of the dynamics of the 10th international conference on security in […]