Category: Blogs

Nigeriens, experts applaud junta’s repeal of EU-backed anti-migration law

December 4, 2023

The European Union is "very concerned about the consequences” of the latest decision by Niger's military leaders to revoke an EU-backed law criminalizing transportation of ... Read More

COP28: African leaders to make their unified voice heard at UN climate summit

December 1, 2023

After a year of record temperatures, deadly floods and devastating wildfires, not least in Africa, the annual UN summit — the COP28 climate conference — ... Read More

Somalia formally joins East Asian Community but enormous security challenges remain

November 30, 2023

Somalia has finally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) as its eighth member, thirteen years after its original application to join, as the ... Read More

Morocco: EBRD and EU Support Women-led businesses with €20 Mln Funding

November 29, 2023

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have partnered with Moroccan bank for Commerce & Industry (BMCI) to support ... Read More

Liberia’s political veteran Boakai declared president-elect

November 21, 2023

Liberia’s political veteran and former vice-president Joseph Nyumah Boakai was on Monday (21 November) formally declared winner of the 14 November presidential election, defeating incumbent ... Read More

EU commits 24.4 million euros to tackle illicit arms trafficking in West Africa

November 20, 2023

The European Union has committed 24.4 million Euros to fight against the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and strengthen cross-border cooperation ... Read More

UK highest court’s decision to block govt’s Rwanda asylum deal welcomed by African refugees

November 17, 2023

Britain’s highest court unanimously ruled on Wednesday (15 November) that the government’s policy to deport more than 24,000 refugees to Rwanda in a controversial $174 ... Read More

Accra Reparations Conference calls for Africa united front to redress slave trade injustices

November 16, 2023

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for a united front with African leaders on demands for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonial-era damages, as they ... Read More

A large march in Laayoune denounces ‘despicable terrorist attack’ on civilians in Es-Semara

November 5, 2023

A large march was held on Sunday in Laayoune to denounce the "despicable terrorist attack" perpetrated against civilians in the city of Es-Semara, the spiritual ... Read More

Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum aims to boost funding for agrifood systems in Sahel

October 30, 2023

Governments from Africa’s Sahel have recently met with potential donors and other organizations at the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2023, organized by the Food and Agriculture ... Read More