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President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from Tanzania’s remote Kagera region tested positive for Marburg disease, validating World Health Organization (WHO) warnings from mid-January. While Tanzanian authorities initially denied the presence of Marburg after eight people in Kagera died from what WHO suspected to be the disease, subsequent investigations have now […]
Morocco and the Central African Republic have examined this Monday in Rabat military cooperation between the two countries and prospects for expanding this cooperation to other areas of common interest. The topics were discussed at meetings held by General Zéphirin Mamadou, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Bangui Autonomous Defense […]
Four Moroccan drivers and three trucks went missing on the border between Dori in Burkina Faso and Tera in Niger, well-informed sources said. The drivers on board the three trucks left Dori towards Tera unprotected and unescorted despite the risk of terrorist activity in the area, the sources said. On January 11, 18 Burkinabe soldiers […]
At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker overturned in the early hours of Saturday and exploded as locals attempted to salvage its fuel. According to eyewitnesses, community members rushed to the scene once the tanker crashed, hoping to collect leaking gasoline for personal use. A generator was then started […]
Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar reportedly offered Russia a military base near the border with Chad and Sudan, confirming Moscow’s ambitions to make Libya its new African hub, replacing Syria, Italian news agency Nova said. Citing Libyan sources, Nova said Russia was transferring equipment and soldiers to the Maaten Al Sarra base in southern Libya […]
Algeria has for long marketed itself as a country that defeated terrorism as it wishes to attract tourists to its vast and underdeveloped south. But the slaughtering of a Swiss tourist in October and the kidnapping of a Spanish national a few days ago, along with the travel warnings by western countries show the dim […]
The UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs predicts an improvement of overall African growth in 2025 to 3.7% from 3.4$, despite global stagnation. “Economic growth in Africa is projected to strengthen… driven by recovery in the region’s largest economies,” the report says. However, “Central Africa lags behind due to stagnating oil production and political […]
Morocco’s commitment to transforming its food system in order to boost its resilience and consolidate its achievements in matters of food security, its innovative practices and successful experiences in bioeconomy were highlighted in Berlin before 17th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). Minister of Agriculture, Ahmed El Bouari, who represented Morocco at the Forum, […]
Brazil, the BRICS chair, said that Nigeria has been admitted as a partner country in the group. The decision was based on the role of Nigeria in “strengthening cooperation in the Global South and reforming global governance”, Brazil said in a statement. “As the 6th largest population in the world and the 1st on the […]
As US president-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration approaches, analysts weigh in on what his new term in The White House will mean for Africa and the continent’s relations with the United States. Analysts will closely analyze Trump’s inaugural speech for any hints of his vision for US-Africa relations and subsequently will also monitor his executive […]