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The UK government has announced dozens of new sanctions against Russia, targeting three private mercenary groups in Africa, linked to the Kremlin, and eleven people involved in the Ukraine war and associated with a nerve agent attack on British soil. “Today’s action disrupts the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine and bears down […]
The Mozambican government has threatened to deploy soldiers to quell opposition protests that are gaining momentum in response to the recent presidential election, which incumbent Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party won, thus extending its five-decade rule. The unrest has engulfed the southern African nation after the opposition rejected the results of the country’s […]
Chad has requested the resumption of flights with Libya, along with enhanced coordination at the land border crossing and the preparation of a MoU (Memorandum of understanding) for cooperation in the transportation sector, according to a statement from Libya’s Ministry of Transportation. The request was conveyed by the Chad’s Chargé d’Affaires in Tripoli during a […]
Somalia has achieved a significant financial breakthrough with the United States agreeing to cancel more than $1.1 billion in outstanding loans, representing approximately one-quarter of the nation’s remaining debt burden. This historic agreement marks a crucial step in Somalia’s economic recovery from decades of financial isolation. The debt, largely accumulated during the military dictatorship that […]
Sudan is stepping back from economic ties with the United Arab Emirates, with Government sources indicating early this week that Sudan may soon terminate multiple investment agreements with Abu Dhabi. This move, according to Sudanese officials, is driven by what they see as UAE interference in Sudan’s internal affairs, particularly through alleged support for the […]
Royal Moroccan Navy is taking part in the multinational maritime exercise “Phoenix Express 24” sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and executed by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVAF). The exercise, organized in the Tunisian waters November 4 to 15, brings together 1,100 maritime forces and observers from 12 countries including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, […]
The DRC, Kenya and Uganda have been ranked by the latest edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index 2024 as the riskiest investment destinations in East Africa, largely blamed on political, social and economic threats, while Rwanda stands out as the safest investment destination in the region. This authoritative report has been recently launched by the […]
The United States’ ambitions to de-risk its critical minerals from China’s supply chains may be complicated by Chinese control of cobalt and other resources from Africa, most notably the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a new study finds. The study, recently released by the London-based minerals research and pricing firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, found that […]
The upcoming high-stakes presidential election in the United States will be consequential to every region of the world, not least Africa, as its result will determine the nature of future interactions between this leading global power and African countries, according to experts and observers. While Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald […]
Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby warned his country mulls withdrawing from a joint task force made up of troops of countries bordering Lake Chad, on the back of a surge in Jihadist attacks. Following a visit to the region of Lake Chad, where 40 Chadian soldiers were killed, Deby suspected Boko Haram militants and […]