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The United Nations, the African Union, the United States and the European Union have called for a ceasefire in Sudan as the capital of Khartoum was bombarded for the past few days in deadly fighting between rival military factions that threatens to derail the nation’s transition from autocracy to civilian rule. Tensions that have been […]
The Ivorian capital Abidjan will host April 25-28 the NewSpace Africa Conference aiming at providing an avenue to build and maintain new relationship with stakeholders in the African space and satellite industry. The four-day event emphasizes on building new partnerships and business collaborations to advance the economics of the industry, the organizers say. It equally […]
Central African Republic (CAR) Trade and Industry minister, Lea Mboua Doumta has indicated that the African country is keen to house a BRIC’s New Development Bank, after it agreed to establish the BRICS’ regional representative office in capital Bangui. “We have earlier agreed to establish the BRICS’ regional representative office in Bangui, and it will […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ismail, chaired, on Sunday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, the fifth religious lecture of the holy month of Ramadan that was delivered by Mufti of Tanzania Aboubakr Zoubeir Mbwana. The lecture focused on the […]
Germany is counting on nine to 12 months to withdraw its soldiers from Mali, just as jihadists affiliated to Islamic State group have made a significant advance to take Tidermene in the southeastern part of the country, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. Germany’s withdrawal was imposed by the new realities of the West African […]
Burkina Faso’s military junta declared a ‘general mobilization’ which should help the army to recapture 40% of the country’s territory, which is controlled by terrorists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, as the deadly insurgency continues. The goal of the ‘general mobilization’ is to give the state “all necessary means” to combat a […]
With more than 60% of Central Africa’s population having no access to electricity, the ambitious Central African Pipeline System (CAPS) project aims to change that with a network of pipelines, refineries and gas-fired power plants stretching across 11 countries in the region. However, the proposal by the Central Africa Business Energy Forum to build 6,500 […]
The size of Kenya’s economy will overtake that of Angola, Africa’s leading oil producer, this year even as Ethiopia stretches its lead, according to the projection presented in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook. The IMF projects Angola’s gross domestic product (GDP) to shrink during the period, hence catapulting Kenya, whose economy […]
The Cape Verdean island of São Vicente will host next week the first ministerial meeting of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (Zopacas) in more than 10 years, according to an official source. The VIII ministerial meeting of the organization will be held on April 18, at the Oceanographic Center of Mindelo, island of […]
Abdou Karim Sall, the head of the Senegal’s telecommunication market regulator (ARTP) has brushed aside the possibility for the West African country to open the telecommunication market to a fourth service provider. Senegal’s current telecommunication market is dominated by three firms namely Sonatel, Free (formerly Tigo) and Expresso. During an interview with state-run news agency […]