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Ghana will decide by December which company will build its first nuclear power plant, choosing from contenders including French, US, Chinese, Russian and South Korean energy firms. Faced with power shortages, growing calls for environmentally friendly energy solutions and the vulnerability of hydropower to drought, Ghana has been one of the few African countries exploring […]
The US troops will leave Niger “no later” than 15 September, both countries have announced in a joint statement, which comes amid strengthening ties between Niamey and Moscow. The order to end the “illegal” presence of the close 1,000 US troops and withdraw them from the Sahel country came last month after Washington expressed concern […]
The official launch of the 20th edition of the African Lion exercise took place Monday at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the South Zone Headquarters in Agadir, in the presence of representatives of the participating countries. In accordance with the high instructions of the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of […]
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have been training since late last year as the East African country is preparing to dispatch them as the first wave of a UN-backed multinational force aimed at stabilizing the chaos-ridden Caribbean nation of Haiti. Kenyan police will deploy to Haiti, a country of 11.6 million people, “in the next […]
Democratic Republic of Congo army foiled an attempted coup early Sunday (19 May), the country’s authorities have said, alleging that the coup plotters included some US and UK citizens, and they were led by a Congolese “naturalized American” named Christian Malanga. The streets of DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, appeared calm on Sunday after the army announced […]
Hundreds of pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries are flocking to Niger to join the ranks of the military regime in Niamey. AFP cited several unnamed fighters, lured by cash, who traveled with a Turkish private company to the resource rich country in the unstable Sahel region. The company takes advantage of good ties between Ankara and Niamey, […]
The American TV channel CNN broadcast lately a report on the Dakhla Atlantic Port, describing the project as a major infrastructure that will enhance economic integration in Africa and drive trade across the continent. In its program “Connecting Africa”, CNN stated that the Moroccan dream of creating an economic trading hub for West Africa and […]
Senegal’s new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has criticized the French military presence in the West African country and also slammed efforts by the West to promote values that he sees as not fitting with those held by Senegal and other African countries, including LGBTQ rights and monogamy. In a speech at a joint conference with […]
The US said Chad’s presidential elections were a “milestone” in the transition process, despite shortfalls in organizing the vote and adjudicating electoral disputes. “We welcome the peaceful conduct of the voting and its aftermath, although we regret the multiple casualties from celebratory gunfire that followed the announcement of provisional results on May 9,” the US […]
The Algerian regime was plotting to get the Polisario militias into the world football scene, but suffered another humiliating setback. After the firm decision made by the Confederation of African Football rejecting the membership of the separatists, the FIFA followed suit dealing them another resounding blow. During the 74th FIFA Congress held Friday in Bangkok, […]