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A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s government, on Tuesday, (28 November) met with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, in an apparent show of solidarity for the country’s government following a recent deadly attack on the armory, expressing the West African bloc’s commitment to “the deployment, if need be, of regional elements.” The […]
Russia is mulling plans to dispatch 200,000 tons of wheat free of charge to countries in need on the African continent by the end of the year, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexey Yerkhov told Turkish daily Sabah. “Russia proposed an initiative to deliver wheat free of charge to the poorest African countries. We expect […]
Two colonels of the Malagasy Army have been detained in prison pending their trial for allegedly plotting a coup and military mutiny in view of botching November 16 elections won by incumbent leader Andry Rajoelina. The two high ranking officers whose identities have not been revealed are detained at the central prison of Tsiafahy after […]
Military juntas from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have recently met to strengthen the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), pledging security and political collaborations, which some analysts describe as an attempt to legitimize their grip on power. In his first foreign trip since the July coup that brought him into power, Niger’s junta […]
Morocco called for strengthening the working methods of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC), to enable this body to fulfill its mandate to promote peace, security and stability in Africa. During the 15th annual retreat of the AU/PSC, which wrapped up Monday in Tunis, the Moroccan delegation, led by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to […]
Tanzania’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures went up almost twofold year-on-year to $1.05 billion between July and September against $524.4 million in the same period last year, a positive development that is widely attributed to growing investor confidence in the East African country. Released by the state-run Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) in its quarterly bulletin […]
Mercenaries from the Wagner Group are reportedly making $10 million per month through their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Mali as it exchanges African gold to help fund Vladimir Putin’s war machine, experts have said. US intelligence experts believe the Russian-backed private military company, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin until his violent death in August, […]
A tenuous calm has been restored in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown after a day of armed clashes, the country’s President Julius Maada Bio announced on Sunday (26 November), which he portrayed as an attempt to destabilize the state. The Sierra Leone’s government has said it is again in full control following an armed attack on […]
France-born Galatasaray DR Congo’s soccer striker Cedric Bakambu has been handed the “Player Impact Award” of Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels, largely known as FIFPRO. The 32-year-old player won the award for his foundation, Cedric Bakambu Foundation’s work. The charity aims to develop people in DR Congo by providing education on literacy, health, […]
Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Foreign minister, is expected to visit Chad from December 07 and will ink cooperation deals with his Chadian counterpart KASSIRÉ Isabelle Housna, local media ‘Alwihda Info’ reports citing the Foreign ministry of the African country. Laszlo Mathé, the European country’s ambassador to Chad informed Housna about Szijjarto’s future visit, on Monday November […]