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Gabonese FM visits his country’s consulate in Laayoune

  Gabon’s foreign minister Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya visited the consulate of his country in Laayoune, Saharan provinces, where he reiterated Gabon’s steady support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. “We are thoroughly on Morocco’s side” regarding the Sahara issue, Moubelet Boubeya told reporters following talks with local officials. local officials highlighted the natural and economic assets of […]

China’s BRI to continue bringing rails, roads and debt to Africa, though at slower pace — experts

As world leaders gathered in Beijing for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum this week, analysts see China as making a renewed focus of its development drive on poorer countries in the global south, notably in Africa, as the country’s relations with the West become increasingly frosty. China’s financial support for projects in nearly […]

France’s Macron ‘resents’ Russia over its growing influence in Francophone Africa — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has zoomed in on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his vocal criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, arguing that this “emotional reaction” by the French president is due to “resentment” at losing allies in Africa to the Kremlin. In an interview published on Wednesday (13 March), Putin said heightened Russian […]