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Germany, which currently chairs the Sahel Alliance, a key development body in the conflict-torn region, makes efforts to boost trust in state structures in countries such as Burkina Faso also by showing its willingness to interact with the post-coup regimes. Burkina Faso and Benin are part of a trip to the Sahel region by German […]
The chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) has welcomed Italy’s plan to strengthen relations between Europe and Africa that also includes a proposal to swap Europe’s energy investment for African efforts to curb migration but says ‘we are not beggars’. Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted a one-day Italy-Africa summit on Monday (29 […]
The Senegalese navy has thwarted a drug trafficking attempt of 690 kg of cocaine. The substance, bound for Europe, was seized onboard a speeding boat. The communication department of the Senegalese army indicated that the operation took place on Dec. 22, 220 km off the coasts. The crew onboard the boat, five Spanish men, threw […]
Over the past two decades, Africa’s trade partnerships have significantly shifted away from Europe, with Asia emerging as the primary trading partner, a recent analysis by Mo Ibrahim Foundation noted, whereby this development is underpinned by high‑growth corridors both between African regions and with regions beyond including Asia and the Middle East, according to a […]
The recent military coup in Niger has raised the question of European Union’s dependency on imports of uranium mined in the West African nation but according to the bloc’s nuclear agency, Euratom, there are no immediate risks to the EU’s nuclear power production in case Niger’s junta cuts its deliveries. Eurotom also sought to alleviate […]
Mediterranean and Middle East countries are meeting in Rome on Sunday (23 July) in an international conference organized by the Italian government to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows. The meeting is to discuss development projects in the Southern Mediterranean and North Africa and partnerships for projects in sectors including agriculture, infrastructure and health, […]
Congo aims to capitalize on increased germanium demand, created by export limits on gallium and germanium recently imposed by China, by establishing a new production unit, positioning itself as a valuable source of the semiconductor material. Invoking national security concerns, Beijing on Monday (4 July) announced export limits on select gallium and germanium components, raising […]
The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden will visit Morocco, part of a coming trip she is making to the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe shortly, her spokesperson Vanessa Valdivia announced on Friday. The Firt Lady’s visit to the kingdom is part of a tour of the Middle East, North Africa and […]
Morocco is busy working to become one of Europe’s main suppliers of green hydrogen, which is generated by renewable energy or from low-carbon power. To reach this ambitious goal, leading energy developer CWP Global and German Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, will conduct a feasibility study on green hydrogen shipping from Morocco to Europe. They signed on […]
Majority of oil trade routes are now at least five times longer as supplier and buyer dynamics have changed dramatically after the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of increased emissions. Most pre-war oil trade routes that took 5-6 days prior to the Russia-Ukraine war can now take […]