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Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga publicly accused Algeria of supporting and exporting terrorism during his address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly, drawing sharp international attention to Algeria’s hostile acts towards its neighbors. Addressing world leaders, Maïga denounced Algeria as a “champion of the promotion of terrorism and an exporter of terrorism,” saying that […]
The French Navy has intercepted nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine aboard a stateless fishing vessel off the coast of West Africa, marking one of the year’s largest drug busts and highlighting the region’s growing role as a key transshipment route in the global cocaine trade. The 9.6-tonne haul — valued at roughly $600 million — […]
African leaders used the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as a platform to demand structural reform, global justice, and recognition of Africa’s geopolitical relevance. Central to their message: the urgent need for permanent representation on the UN Security Council and a rebalanced global order that is ‘outdated and unjust’. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South […]
At least 73 children and 22 elderly people have died from hunger and disease in the past 40 days after fleeing Sudan’s Abu Shouk camp in North Darfur, according to activists. The camp, which once sheltered more than 190,000 displaced people, has endured relentless artillery and drone assaults, forcing thousands to escape towards El Fasher. […]
Foreign ministers of the member states of the Royal Initiative on the Atlantic African States Process (AASP) held their 6th meeting in New York, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The meeting followed the “Africa for the Ocean” Summit, held at the initiative of King Mohammed VI […]
Morocco has officially launched, this week in New York, the “Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub” (D4SD) with a view to accelerating digital transformation in Africa and the Arab region. The hub was launched by the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The launch ceremony […]
Pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, was officially nominated on Wednesday (24 September) as a presidential candidate for Uganda’s 2026 general elections, reigniting his high-profile rivalry with long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. The 43-year-old Wine will represent the National Unity Platform (NUP), becoming the sixth candidate cleared by the Electoral Commission. Justice Simon Byabakama […]
The governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their collective withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), triggering praise among citizens and concern from international rights advocates. In a joint statement, the Alliance of Sahel States labeled the ICC an “instrument of new-colonialist repression,” accusing the court of selectively targeting African leaders while […]
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita met on Wednesday in New York with his peers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Chad on the Royal initiative offering Atlantic access to these African landlocked countries. During this follow-up meeting, convened on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the four African diplomats said the Royal […]
Morocco will host the first Conference on Victims of Terrorism in Africa in December 2-3, 2025. The announcement was made by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita during the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism held in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly. The Rabat conference will be […]