Category: Africa

China and African nations urged to work with UN to set up AI governing institution

April 10, 2024

Amid intense competition with the United States to dominate Artificial Intelligence (AI), China has recently hosted a forum attended by a number of African countries ... Read More

Africa/Football/Scandal: Algerian Authorities Blamed for Absence of VAR in USM Alger- Rivers United Match

April 9, 2024

Voices are rising at the FIFA, urging the Confederation of African Football to take action against the Algerian authorities for using procrastination tactics to prevent ... Read More

Sahara: Time has come for Nairobi to give Algiers the boot

April 9, 2024

Sensing an incoming shift in Kenya’s standing on Moroccan Sahara, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf travelled on Monday to Nairobi in a bid to beg ... Read More

Senegal’s new govt to audit oil, gas, mining industries, pledging to protect investor rights

April 9, 2024

Senegal will conduct a comprehensive audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, according to the newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who, however, also ... Read More

Sudan’s despair: no sign of truce, famine looms as war nears one-year anniversary

April 9, 2024

With Sudan’s war about to enter its second year next week, the country has been embroiled in a fierce conflict with two rival military factions ... Read More

African economy to grow 3.4% in 2024, World Bank

April 9, 2024

African economy is expected to grow by 3.4% this year and 3.8 in 2025, said the World Bank, noting that the rate was not enough ... Read More

The U.S. trade office points to corruption of Kenyan officials

April 9, 2024

The U.S. trade office said Kenyan officials have been systematically asking bribes from U.S. investors, who complained of lack of transparency and excessive complexities and ... Read More

Eid al-Fitr in Africa: economic struggles, conflicts dampen festive mood

April 9, 2024

As Muslims across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr — the Feast of Breaking the Ramadan Fast — ... Read More

Before the 2025 African Football Cup of Nations, Morocco hosts Futsal CAN April 11-21

April 9, 2024

Morocco, which has been picked to host the 2025 African football Cup of Nations (CAN), is hosting this April the 7th edition of the Futsal ... Read More

Morocco takes part in commemoration of Rwanda genocide

April 8, 2024

Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI in the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. A remembrance event ... Read More