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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has named Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the sole candidate for the ruling Swapo party in next year’s elections. The nomination came Saturday as the country’s leader was addressing the party’s top organ. President Geingob called on party members to Nandi-Ndaitwah when official campaigns begin next year. “Elections took place, we have the […]
The Ugandan government has announced its plan to construct the country’s 1st — and likely Africa’s 3rd — nuclear facility, the Buyende Nuclear Power Plant, in collaboration with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) that would assist Uganda in developing capabilities for peaceful use of atomic energy. Currently in Africa, only South Africa has an active […]
As the UNHCR has warned of escalating violence in North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that has forced nearly 300,000 people to flee the region last month, a United Nations Security Council delegation wrapped up a three-day visit to the country on Sunday March 12, stressing the urgent need to find a […]
As extremist violence in the Sahel region spreads southwards toward coastal states, military personnel from several African countries, including Morocco, are being trained in counter-insurgency tactics as part of the annual United States-led military exercise known as Flintlock. The US military launched on march 1 its annual military training exercise, which is aimed at helping […]
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 […]