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Russia has reportedly delivered military equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery systems to Mali, which observers suspect may have been moved there from Syria following the departure of Russian troops after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. According to reports from Defense Web, Africa’s leading defense news portal, Mali could be another recipient of […]
Gabon will hold its presidential elections on April 12, the first since the army took power in the country, the council of ministers announced. Gabon’s long-ruling President Ali Bongo was deposed in August, 2023, in a coup led by head of the presidential guard Brice Oligui Nguema, who took Gabon’s interim presidency. The coup was […]
Preparations are well underway for the African Heads of State Energy Summit that will take place in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam on 27-28 January. The event aims to advance an ambitious plan to deliver electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030. The so-called Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit is a landmark event that will […]
Morocco has called on Africans to take control of the instruments of their health sovereignty, especially so as the continent has all necessary human resources. The call was launched by Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, at the opening Wednesday in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, of the 8th General Assembly of […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) highlighted Tuesday Morocco’s proven track record in hosting major international football events, as it is set to stage the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025). “Morocco’s selection as the host for AFCON 2025 is no surprise,” CAF wrote in a statement published on its official website. From the […]
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has named a retired national security official, Lieutenant Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, as his special envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), signaling a desire to renew dialogue with neighboring junta-led nations, reported Reuters. The AES, comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, was formed last July after military takeovers […]
The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 will be held in Rabat on 27 January 2025, where the 24 qualifying teams will discover their group-stage opponents. The event will be attended by representatives of the competing nations. The draw will place the teams into six groups of four, […]
The President of the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Evariste Ngamana, reiterated the organization’s constant support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara on Monday in Rabat. This came during talks the visiting CEMAC President held with Speaker of the Upper House, Mohamed Ould Errachid, on Monday in Rabat, the […]
The four Moroccan truck drivers, who went missing last Saturday at the Burkina Faso-Niger border, have been found Monday “safe and sound” and they are on their way to the Moroccan embassy in Niger, according to Hespress online news website. Thanks to the combined efforts made by Moroccan diplomacy and External Security Agency in coordination […]
Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, has strongly condemned on January 20 the killing of Sudanese journalist Ahmed Yusuf Arabi, who was shot dead in Khartoum on 12 January 2024. Arabi, a reporter for Blue Nile TV Channel, was reportedly killed when armed individuals, dressed in military uniforms, raided his home in Omdurman and shot […]