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The Algerian regime has reached out to Niger’s military rulers to mend broken relationship in a bid to shore up its eroding influence in Africa and counter Morocco’s significant inroads across the Continent, especially in the Sahel. According to some analysts, Algeria’s U-turn and overture to its southern neighbors are unlikely to succeed because the […]
Africa’s exports increased by 16.8% in 2023 compared with a year earlier, reaching US$665.4 billion, whereby this significant growth was primarily driven by minerals and IT services, according to a recently published Africa Export Competitiveness Report 2023. According to the report, the world economy recovered considerably from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2023, as the total […]
The restive North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen more deadly attacks on civilians this week, when ISIS-linked militants killed at least 30 people in several villages and, most recently, armed men attacked a fuel truck on Thursday (15 August) killing at least seven people, including four children, according to […]
International NGOs are warning of a worsening refugee crisis in Libya as nearly 100,000 fled violence in war-torn Sudan to seek relative safety in conflict-stricken Libya. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) announced an emergency response to help nearly 100,000 Sudanese in Libya with 2,500 to 3,000 more people expected to reach the region daily in […]
Traffic has resumed Thursday on the Trans-Gambian route, which connects Senegal’s north and south through The Gambia. Truck drivers from Senegal have stopped using the road to demonstrate against the latest customs policies implemented by the Gambian Government. A settlement was reached following a meeting on Wednesday August 14 between the ministers of Trade and […]
A delegation of paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Geneva on Wednesday August 14, for talks on a ceasefire in Sudan. The regular Sudanese army, for its part, continues to sulk at these new negotiations, even though the United States seems determined to move forward. “The talks have […]
The Rwandan government signed, on Wednesday August 14, a memorandum of understanding with the American company Nano Nuclear Energy for the construction of small nuclear reactors (SMR), announced the Rwandan Atomic Energy Authority (RAEB). Smaller and simpler in construction than conventional power plants, SMRs are reactors that are mass-produced in a factory and then transported […]
Recent clashes in northern Mali have thrust the country’s complex political landscape into the spotlight. The Tuareg rebel alliance claims to have inflicted significant losses on Mali’s army and Wagner mercenaries near the Algerian border, reportedly killing 84 Wagner personnel and 47 Malian soldiers. However, the rebel spokesperson firmly denies receiving any external assistance, including […]
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the Mpox new virus strain in the Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. “The detection and rapid spread of a new Clade of mpox in eastern DRC, its detection in neighbouring countries that had not previously reported mpox, and the potential for further spread within […]
Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah has “reiterated his country’s support for the Royal Initiative to promote access to the Atlantic Ocean for the countries of the Sahel.” In a joint Communiqué issued Wednesday in Dakhla following a meeting with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Chadian official “underlined the interest shown by the two Heads […]