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Category: Africa
Kenya: Victims of 1998 bomb attack on US embassy renew demand for compensation
Kenyan survivors and victims of the 1998 bomb attack on the US embassy in Nairobi renewed calls for compensation from the US government on Monday ... Read More
CAR: Landslide “yes” in referendum on new constitution – Electoral commission
The Central African Republic’s electoral body, L’Autorité nationale des élections (ANE), indicated that the July referendum on the new Constitution, allowing incumbent leader Faustin Archange ... Read More
BADEA provides Benin $100m sovereign loan for multiple purposes
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and Benin have signed on Monday August 7 a $100-million sovereign loan agreement to address climate ... Read More
Morocco calls on UN Security Council to enact sanctions against those responsible for humanitarian aid diversion
Morocco has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt sanctions against those responsible for diverting humanitarian aid. This call was made by the ... Read More
Junta in Niger appoints transitional Prime Minister
The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), the new leadership in Niger, appointed Monday former Finance Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine as ... Read More
UAE leads investment charge into lucrative African market
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as Africa’s largest provider of foreign direct investment (FDI), funnelling $59.4 billion into key high-growth sectors such as ... Read More
US charm offensive in Africa: new bureau for global health & summit with African youth leaders
The Biden administration's charm offensive with Africa is ramping up in a big way, most recently with the launch of a new bureau aimed at ... Read More
Niger junta closes airspace as ECOWAS appears divided on military intervention
Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace, thus further escalating regional tensions after the coup two weeks ago, but support for ECOWAS military intervention ... Read More
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara, accuses militia of seeking to overthrow govt
Militiamen in the Amhara region have been accused by a senior Ethiopian official of seeking to overthrow the regional and federal governments, as authorities declared ... Read More
Senegal arrests French lawyer Juan Branco over call for uprising
Senegalese authorities have detained Juan Branco, a French lawyer and adviser to opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, on charges of call for uprising and dissemination of ... Read More