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The Russian government will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to several African countries, including 20,000 tons already donated to Malawi, a step that analysts see as part of Moscow’s effort to win diplomatic support for its war in Ukraine. At a handover ceremony Monday (6 March) at Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Russian Ambassador to Malawi Nikolai […]
In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by the “Big Four” English-speaking nations. African startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but the majority of investment inflows go into those operating in English-speaking countries Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South […]
Morocco’s historic performance in FIFA World Cup 2022 has lifted the country’s global football status and enhanced its chances of joining the bid of Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup finals. Morocco’s Atlas Lions gained worldwide praise and respect in Qatar’s World cup tournament after eliminating Spain and then Portugal in knockout […]
The European Union has launched an initial mobilization of €50m in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector and infrastructure projects on the sidelines of the first-ever Kinshasa Economic Forum. The funding was announced at the inaugural Kinshasa Economic Forum, which brought together representatives from the EU, the DRC and France French President Emmanuel […]
The new legally binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet’s surface, but have long been essentially lawless, will positively affect struggling fishers in Africa and the Global South, according to experts involved in the decade-long negotiations. Conservationists welcomed an agreement over the weekend on […]
Namibia has made its third light oil discovery 270 km off its coast in the Orange Basin, though experts say the southern African country will only reap the rewards of these discoveries in a few years. The drilling process in the Orange Basin started in December 2022 and was successfully finished in recent days, according […]
In their post-Covid recovery plans, East African countries are promoting niche products, such as cruise, adventure, culture and sports tourism, in emerging tourist markets such as China, in a strategy expected to spur growth in the sector. To reduce over-reliance on traditional source markets in Europe and the United States, East African countries are shifting […]
Twelve countries, including Ten in Africa, are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women, UNICEF warned Monday (6 March), calling for all stakeholders to transform food, health and social protection systems for these most vulnerable people. 5.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffered of acute […]
Hundreds of Sub Saharans have called for the boycott of Tunisian products in reaction to treatment of Sub Saharan migrants in the North African country following racial statement made by leader Kais Saied. Several people from Sub-Saharan countries took to social media for the boycott with some hashtag calling to boycott Tunisian goods and products. […]
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, has described as “dire” the situation of human rights in Eritrea where the UN official indicates that many youth are facing forced conscription. Nashif, addressing the Human Rights Council, warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign […]