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Category: Africa
COP27: Princess Lalla Hasnaa voices Morocco’s firm support to Congo Basin resilience to climate change
Moroccan Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Goodwill Ambassador of the Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC) & the Blue Congo Basin Fund, has reaffirmed, in Sharm El Sheikh, ... Read More
On COP-27 sidelines, Kenya-UK ink green investment program deal
A new multipurpose dam that will be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties in Kenya will cost about $3,5 billion following a deal signed ... Read More
Stabilizing Sahel: Paris to announce official end of anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane
French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday (9 November) the end of the anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, but this will have ... Read More
Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta appointed to mediate crisis in Eastern DRC
The leaders of East African Community, EAC, have appointed former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta to broker political negotiations to end the security crisis in the ... Read More
Rwanda accuses DRC jet of violating airspace after talks to resolve conflict
The Rwandan government said a Congolese army fighter jet violated its airspace on Monday (7 November), just 48 hours after a deal to defuse rising ... Read More
DRC: 2023 defense budget increased 300-fold amid confrontation with rebel groups
The Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has increased by 300 per cent its defense budget for 2023 to $1 billion in view of “ramping up ... Read More
Burkina Faso: Three army officers arrested for exfiltrating Damiba to Togo
Burkina Faso authorities have arrested three captains who had helped former leader lieutenant-colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to flee to Togo in September, when he was ... Read More
Cameroon’s president marks 40 years in power but succession is taboo topic
Thousands gathered in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, Sunday (6 November) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of President Paul Biya’s coming to power but the 89-year-old stayed ... Read More
Ethiopian gov’t, Tigray forces open new round of peace talks, establish hotline
Ethiopia’s government and Tigray regional representatives began a new round of talks Monday (7 November) to work out military and other details of last week’s ... Read More
Protesters in Ghana demand president Akufo-Addo ‘must go’ as inflation worsens
Hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of the capital Accra on Saturday (5 November) demanding the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo whom they blame ... Read More