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Mali’s interim government said it would postpone a constitutional referendum that had been set to take place this month, and which was seen as a key step on the country’s path towards restoring democracy after a military takeover in 2020. “The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled […]
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office, and Morocco’s OCP Africa announced at the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), held in Doha, March 5-9, a partnership to support smallholder farmers and other stakeholders across Africa by 2025. OCP Africa, an African company that provides fertilizer solutions tailored to local conditions and […]
The Russian government will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to several African countries, including 20,000 tons already donated to Malawi, a step that analysts see as part of Moscow’s effort to win diplomatic support for its war in Ukraine. At a handover ceremony Monday (6 March) at Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Russian Ambassador to Malawi Nikolai […]
In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by the “Big Four” English-speaking nations. African startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but the majority of investment inflows go into those operating in English-speaking countries Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South […]
The British Foreign ministry announced Thursday the second edition of the UK-Africa investment summit will be held in London in April 2024 as the European country seeks to increase trade with the African continent. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host the major UK-Africa conference on 23-24 April 2024, as London tries to flesh […]
The European Union has launched an initial mobilization of €50m in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector and infrastructure projects on the sidelines of the first-ever Kinshasa Economic Forum. The funding was announced at the inaugural Kinshasa Economic Forum, which brought together representatives from the EU, the DRC and France French President Emmanuel […]
Expert on Middle Eastern affairs Ehud Yaari has warned against Iran’s scheme to lay its influence and flare up wars in distant areas, mainly in North Africa and the Sahel-Sahara region, noting that the Iranians may acquire new outposts that would increase their ability to blackmail and threaten, and of course allow new jumping off […]
The World Food Program cited in a report a series of dysfunctions that hindered the delivery of aid to the population held against their will by the Polisario in Tindouf camps. The report mentioned WFP’s non-ability to oversee the distribution of aid in the camps due to a lack of free access, adding that it […]
Namibia has made its third light oil discovery 270 km off its coast in the Orange Basin, though experts say the southern African country will only reap the rewards of these discoveries in a few years. The drilling process in the Orange Basin started in December 2022 and was successfully finished in recent days, according […]
Twelve countries, including Ten in Africa, are hardest hit by the global food and nutrition crisis among adolescent girls and women, UNICEF warned Monday (6 March), calling for all stakeholders to transform food, health and social protection systems for these most vulnerable people. 5.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffered of acute […]