More than two dozen police officers were injured in a riot during a cultural festival in Germany on Saturday (16 September) that broke out between supporters and opponents of Eritrean government, with experts saying that protests by the Eritrean diaspora highlight the repression at home and dividing lines abroad. More than 200 Eritrean opposition supporters […]
The weak growth trajectory of Africa’s three largest economies, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, which together account for about 60% of Africa’s GDP, could exacerbate social unrest in the region, a report by UNCTAD, the United Nations trade body, has warned. Growth prospects in South Africa and across the continent have deteriorated, which threatens to […]
Tanzania has inked deals worth $667 million with three Australian companies to mine rare earth minerals and graphite, part of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects. Tanzania’s president has witnessed the signing of the deals at a function held at Chamwino State House in Dodoma. Under the […]
