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Category: Blogs
Red Sea crisis to affect global trade, fuel inflation in Africa and beyond
Escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have not only unraveled a key global trade route, sending shipping and insurance ... Read More
US’s Blinken starts four-nation West Africa tour to boost democracies amid Sahel concerns
The US top diplomat’s tour of four African countries began on Monday (22 January) with a visit to Cape Verde, as the Biden administration seeks ... Read More
WEF report 2024: sub-Saharan Africa to see moderate growth amid economic uncertainty
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual survey of chief economists from the public and private sector is relatively upbeat about Africa, with 65% of them expecting ... Read More
Israel’s war on Gaza: ICJ genocide case opens in The Hague
Proceedings opened on Thursday (11 January) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where Israel faces accusations from South Africa that it ... Read More
Gambian ex-minister Sonko on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
The trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian ex-interior minister accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of a former dictator Yahya Jammeh from ... Read More
Guinea: Rio Tinto set to launch $20bn ‘world’s biggest mining project’ after 27-year delay
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a "world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a ... Read More
CAF appoints four African legends ambassadors to promote African football
la Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), the football governing body of the African continent, unveiled Monday January 8 the first names that include Egyptian Ahmed ... Read More
Somalia’s new law ‘nullifies’ ‘illegal’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port-access deal
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has signed a law that “nullifies" the contentious memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and a breakaway Somaliland region in a ... Read More
US unveils new multinational naval protection force to stop Houthi attacks in Red Sea
The United States and a host of other nations are creating a new global security force 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' to help protect and defend ships ... Read More
Africa urged to stop selling land, forests on ‘depreciated’ carbon credit market — AFC report
African countries must stop selling land on “depreciated” carbon credit market, and instead the continent should strive to become the global centre for high-value, high-integrity ... Read More