This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Category: Features
Nigeria secures $134 million loan for agriculture
The Nigerian Government has secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to strengthen its agricultural sector amid growing food insecurity concerns. ... Read More
Russia in Africa: Kremlin’s disinformation operations target the continent
Across Africa and particularly the Sahel region, Russia-backed disinformation operations, a key part of the hybrid warfare, seek to "prop up repressive regimes and harm ... Read More
Niger junta invites Russian firms to exploit its resources amid dispute with French nuclear group
Niger's military junta has invited Russian firms to invest in the country's uranium and other natural resource production after French nuclear group Orano halted uranium ... Read More
Tunisia: Calls for the release of French researcher Victor Dupont
Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, French researcher Victor Dupont, who was arrested on October 19 in Tunisia, remains in custody, and his friends and colleagues at ... Read More
BUNA forges strategic partnership with Mastercard to boost MENA payments
Buna, the Arab Regional Payment System, has forged a strategic partnership with the global payments technology provider Mastercard in a move to enhance cross-border payments ... Read More
Africa’s growing fintech sector transforms fin-services, but funding costs are obstacle — EIB report
The number of fintech companies in Africa have almost tripled this year compared with 2020 as financial conditions across the continent ease, though funding costs ... Read More
Violence in Chad: 17 troops, 96 rebels killed in Boko Haram attack
At least 17 Chadian soldiers were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram militants on a military post that also left 96 of the ... Read More
Constitutional Crisis Looms in Democratic Republic of Congo as Opposition Unites
A new political alliance named 'National Awakening' has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo to oppose potential constitutional amendments that critics fear could extend ... Read More
Indian Ocean Island Nation Heads to Polls Amid Digital Rights Concerns
Mauritius, one of Africa's most stable democracies, conducted parliamentary elections Sunday as Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth's ruling party sought to secure a second five-year term. ... Read More
Libya offers assistance to Spain after devastating floods in Valencia
The Spanish magazine ‘Atalayar’ reported on November 7 that the Libyan Government extended condolences to those affected by recent floods in Spain’s Valencia region, and ... Read More