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Bassirou Faye, Senegal’s fresh-faced president, just threw a curveball at the political establishment. At 44, he’s Africa’s youngest elected leader, and he’s not wasting time making waves. Faye’s latest move? Dissolving parliament and calling for snap elections in November. Why the drastic action? Well, Faye’s got big plans for change, but he’s hitting roadblocks with […]
The head of the African Union’s health agency urged the West to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid abandoning Africa amid the mpox epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global emergency in August 2024, due to the spread of the new Clade 1b strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]
The United States backs a Security Council reform that would offer Africa two permanent seats, Reuters reported, adding that Washington also supports a rotating seat for small island nations. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told Reuters however that the new UN Security Council members would not have veto power, which shall remain limited […]
Nearly a week after Algeria’s show election, the electoral committee still has not offered accurate figures on the results and turnout. The elections were marked by a large-scale indifference of the 24.5 million Algerian registered voters, with only 5 million- mostly those who benefit from state rent- casting ballots. Authorities said Tebboune won by 94%. […]
Telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, has paid 6.3 billion dirhams ($630 mln) in damages to its competitor Inwi after it was indicted by a court for anti-competitive practices. The fine represents 17% of the firm’s turnover and exceeds the 6.1 billion dirhams it made in profit last year. Fingers are pointing to Maroc Telecom’s CEO Abdesslam […]
The Moroccan Ministry of Health confirmed this Thursday that a monkeypox case has been detected, as part of the national epidemiological surveillance and alert system. The ministry explained in a statement that the case was detected in accordance with the approved health protocol, and the patient is receiving the necessary medical care in Marrakech. The […]
“Donald Trump is a close friend (…) to the King of Morocco, because Morocco has been a historic friend of the United States. So, this historic friendship will continue”, said George G. Lombardi, advisor to republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “I’m sure there is a strong friendship regardless of everything else between Trump and King […]
Exports of thermal coal from the US to Africa increased 60% in the first half of this year to 5.3 million tons, compared with 3.1 MMst in the same period in 2023, the International Energy Agency said. In the first half of 2024, U.S. exporters shipped virtually all (98%) of this thermal coal to Egypt […]
A strike by aviation workers at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi left hundreds of passengers stranded. The industrial action was sparked by opposition to a proposed 30-year lease of the airport to India’s Adani Group. Workers, concerned about potential job losses and lack of transparency, protested outside the airport, causing significant flight […]
Sudan’s 17-month conflict has escalated into a war of words between the government and the UAE. The Sudanese government accuses the UAE of arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and profiting from illegal gold exploitation. The UAE denies these claims, instead accusing Sudan’s military of using starvation as a weapon and refusing peace talks. Amidst […]