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At least 180 people have lost their lives in inter-communal clash in the West of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Anadolu news agency reports citing authorities. The violence according to the Congolese government occurred over two months, at Kwamouth, at heart of Mai – Ndombe province, hundreds kilometers from capital Kinshasa. “The situation has returned […]
The controversial Beijing-funded African Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that is due to open in the next few months is just one example of China’s increasing investment in health care on the African continent since the pandemic as it builds what analysts and Beijing call a ‘Health Silk Road’. According to […]
The Spanish national police announced on Monday the arrest of two Algerian nationals in Mallorca (Balearic Islands), accused of transporting illegal migrants to the Spanish coast. The arrested persons, aged 19 and 27, are suspected of having transported, last Wednesday (October 5), 15 people, including minors, from the Algerian coasts to Spain in inhuman conditions, […]
The death toll from a boat accident, which occurred when the vessel carrying passengers capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra last Friday has risen to 76, with dozens reported missing. Officials said the locally made boat was carrying 85 people who were on their way to a local market when it developed an engine […]
The French shipping company CMA CGM announced that it intends to launch a new maritime Shuttle, from November 10, 2022, which will connect Morocco, France and Spain, on a weekly basis. The French shipping company CMA CGM announced, in a press release, the launch of the new Morocco Shuttle service, departing from the port of […]
The contribution of African gas, through the Nigeria-Morocco pipeline project, would strengthen Europe’s energy independence, a necessary precondition for its strategic autonomy, says Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), Jamal Machrouh. In a policy brief, the academic puts forward six arguments to support the existence and relevance of such an […]
The Malian armed forces have announced the elimination of 41 terrorists in the central region of the country following the assassination of 53 civilians. From October 3 to 5, opportunity patrols, supported by air strikes, conducted a combing operation in the area of Tiemaba and Bamada, cercle de Niono, in search of a terrorist group […]
General Mahamat Idriss Déby vowed Sunday to free all prisoners in a major move that will seal the national dialogue launched August 20 in a bid to reconcile all Chadians. “Whether on peace, social cohesion and national reconciliation, the form of the State, the Constitution, institutional reforms and the electoral process, fundamental rights and freedoms, […]
China’s ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire has expressed Beijing’s desire to see the West African country introduce Mandarin in schools as the Asian country seeks to boost ties with Abidjan. “The Embassy will continue to work closely with relevant parties and strengthen communication with the Ivorian government to strive for the inclusion of Chinese language teaching […]
The transition authorities in Guinea have commissioned a cabinet market analysis to launch a new national carrier, 20 years after Air Guinée has gone bankrupt, Africa Guinee reports. Bernard Goumou, the Prime Minister of the West African country, has instructed the ministers of transport, finance, foreign affairs and budget to analyze the establishment of the […]