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Morocco has placed utmost priority on food security in its wider African policy, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, foreign minister Nasser Bourita said. Morocco has relied on three levers to boost African food security: Morocco’s fertilizers and phosphates giant OCP, the agriculture ministry, and a south-south cooperation approach spurred by the king, Bourita […]
As counting began on Monday (6 May) evening in Chad for a presidential election intended to put an end to three-year military rule, the ballot itself was reportedly marred by irregularities, with the opposition condemning violence and threats against their leaders and supporters. The presidential election, which featured 10 candidates, including one woman, evolved into […]
Across Africa, a flood of cheap imported drones is fueling conflicts, filling the skies with new dangers, making the warfare deadlier and more indiscriminate, thus increasing civilian casualties. Thanks to the proliferation of easy-to-obtain drones, by some estimates, thousands of African civilians have been killed by the so-called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the past […]
China’s Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. plans to acquire 40% of the Goulamina lithium project in Mali from Australia’s Leo Lithium Ltd, to take full control of the precious mine. Lithium together with Cobalt and other critical minerals for energy transition are at the heart of fierce competition in Africa between Chinese and Western companies. A […]
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a landmark piece of trade legislation that has boosted exports from eligible African countries to the United States, but also the latter reaps benefits from the deal, including through the ongoing reauthorization process that could facilitate the expansion of the trade in critical minerals between both sides. […]
Four East African Community (EAC) member states — Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan — have joined the joint project by Kenya and Uganda to develop a modern railway to ease movement of goods on the Northern Corridor. The decision was made during a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee on […]
Cocaine, cannabis resin and pharmaceutical opioids are the internationally trafficked drugs most seized in the Sahel, a region used by criminal networks and armed groups as a “natural stopover point” on trafficking routes from South America to Europe, according to a new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Drug trafficking in […]
Several prominent Nigerian intellectuals have sent an open letter to the country’s president and the National Assembly, urging them to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of a defense pact with the United States and France to establish their military bases in the West African country. The coalition, without providing evidence, accused Washington […]
Tunisia has intensified its crackdown on Sub-Saharan migrants abandoning scores on the borders with Algeria, which has been turning a blind eye to migrants’ crossing for years. Authorities have dismantled makeshift camps by migrants and took many to the borders with Algeria, the Tunisian forum for economic and social rights said. Tunisian elites are increasingly […]
Shell said it will ditch its downstream business in South Africa by divesting its shares in a local company, ending 120 years of operations there. “Shell has decided to reshape the downstream portfolio and intends to divest our shareholding in Shell Downstream SA (SDSA). Considering SDSA’s illustrious history, this decision was not taken lightly,” the […]