Category: Features

Nigeria secures $134 million loan for agriculture

November 15, 2024

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

November 14, 2024

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

November 14, 2024

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

November 13, 2024

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

November 12, 2024

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

November 12, 2024

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

November 12, 2024

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

November 11, 2024

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

November 11, 2024

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

November 9, 2024

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