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Guinea authorities, Thursday August 3, gave August 31 ultimatum to mining companies operating in the country to repatriate at least 50 per cent of their revenues from exports. The warning came from the ministry of Mining and Geology, citing articles of the Guinea’s mining Code. Moussa Magassouba head of the department addressed the companies in […]
The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, the junta in power in Niger, said Thursday August 3 it would respond immediately to any “aggression or attempted aggression” against it by West African countries to restore elected leader Mohamed Bazoum. “Any aggression or attempted aggression against the State of Niger will see an immediate […]
Morocco’s women football team beat Colombia 1-0 to advance to the last 16 of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia. In their first World Cup appearance, the Atlas Lionesses made history after securing a place in the Round of 16 thanks to their victory over Colombia in their final Group H […]
Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, the name of the junta in power in Niger since July 26, appointed Wednesday a cabinet that encompasses civilians and military officers under the nose of regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Gen. Salifou Modi, Bazoum’s former […]
Senegalese authorities on Wednesday August 2 blocked access to social media app TikTok over “heinous and subversive” messages following the arrest of political leader Ousman Sonko on Monday. The ban on TikTok came days after the government suspended access to mobile phone data to prevent the circulation of subversive messages which could undermine public disorder. […]
The East African Community (EAC) last year exported agri-food products worth a staggering 2.16 billion Euros to the European Union, according to a recent report by Eurostat, which highlights the success story of a collaboration between both partners that contributes to the EAC’s economic development. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics authority, the volume of […]
After nearly a year of calls from the Haiti’s prime minister for armed intervention from abroad, Kenya is the first country to have now offered to lead a police force to help restore order to the island nation, where gangs that control vast parts of the country’s capital have fomented violence. UN Secretary-General António Guterres […]
The recent military coup in Niger has raised the question of European Union’s dependency on imports of uranium mined in the West African nation but according to the bloc’s nuclear agency, Euratom, there are no immediate risks to the EU’s nuclear power production in case Niger’s junta cuts its deliveries. Eurotom also sought to alleviate […]
France began Tuesday August 1 evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger a few days after a junta overthrew West-backed President Mohamed Bazoum and amid call for pullout of all foreign forces in the poor West African country. The first of three flights to evacuate French and European citizens from Niger took in […]
Sahel’s latest coup in Niger marks the demise of French influence in the Sahel where anti-French and anti-Western influence has been on the surge following two similar takeovers in Mali and Burkina Faso. Energy Niger’s coup in particular triggered fears in France over the supply of uranium. Paris, whose electricity is 75% dependent on uranium, […]