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Clash between herders and farmers kill 21 in Nigeria

At least 21 villagers were killed in armed clashes between Fulani herders and farmers in Kogi, central Nigeria. The violence highlights the growing tension between pastoralists and farmers in competition over grazing and resources. The new showdown took place after Fulani herders sought reprisal for the killing of six of their members by villagers, Edibo […]

Egypt: Foreign Ministry launches new blog to promote Cairo’s policies

Cairo has embarked Sunday on a communication war with what it called false information as the Foreign Ministry launched a new blog to send out its own information on the situation in the country and sell Cairo’s foreign policy to the world. The blog launch was announced by the ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid who […]

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to undertake African tour next month

Janet Yellen, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, will undertake mid-January a trip to Sub Sahara Africa following the U.S-Africa summit during which President Joe Biden pledged a win-win partnership in reaction to Russia’s and China’s growing presence in Africa. The former Chair of the Federal Reserve, according to her department, will visit South […]