Category: Africa

African Lion 2025: Moroccan & Foreign Military Planners meet in Agadir to set program of multinational exercise

November 20, 2024

The General Staff of South Zone of the Royal Armed Forces is hosting in Agadir preparations for the “African Lion-2025”, a multinational military exercise which ... Read More

Rush for lithium in Africa reveals dark side of green energy, as it fails citizens, fuels corruption

November 20, 2024

As China has come to dominate global supply chains for critical raw materials (CRM) over the last two decades, the European Union and the United ... Read More

Ghana: Veteran leader seeks presidential comeback amid economic crisis

November 20, 2024

Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, a 65-year-old political veteran with experience across all governmental levels, campaigns for a return to leadership amid national economic ... Read More

Nigeria’s inflation nears 40% on back of higher food prices

November 19, 2024

Higher food prices triggered a surge in the inflation rate to 33.9% in Nigeria in October, up from 32.7% a month earlier, the national statistics ... Read More

Senegal’s president secures large parliament majority

November 19, 2024

Senegalese political party PASTEF won Sunday's legislative elections, giving the president a much-needed large majority to push on through with radical economic reforms. The contenders ... Read More

Australian mining company accepts to pay Mali $160mln in tax dispute

November 19, 2024

Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, said it has accepted to pay $160 million to settle a tax dispute with the Mali government, after authorities detained ... Read More

Gabon adopts new constitution with landslide vote

November 18, 2024

More than a year after the military coup, the Gabonese people adopted a new constitution by 91.8% of the votes, with a turnout of approximately ... Read More

Senegal holds legislative elections with key reforms at stake

November 18, 2024

The Senegalese have voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will determine if President Faye can carry on with an ambitious reform agenda. Pools closed ... Read More

Morocco’s OCP Africa launches agricultural service centers in Rwanda

November 17, 2024

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of Morocco’s OCP Group, recently launched an Agricultural Service Centers project in Rwanda, with a view to supporting small farmers and ... Read More

CAF/Scandal: Tunisia gives up its seat to Algeria in ultimate act of submission & humiliation

November 16, 2024

Both Tunisia and Algeria were supposed to submit their candidacies for a seat at the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for ... Read More