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Category: Headlines
Niger envisions new era of development as its first oil export arrives in Benin
First Nigerian oil has arrived at the Beninese oil terminal of Sémè Kraké using the Niger-Benin pipeline, with experts hailing the launch of this platform ... Read More
Burkina Faso: army summarily executed 223 civilians, babies — rights group
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Burkina Faso's military forces of “summarily executing” 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two northern villages in ... Read More
Africa needs to invest $9.3bn to expand oil infrastructure — report
With Africa's aging mid- and downstream oil products supply infrastructure, the countries on the continent must invest a combined $9.3 billion to expand fuel-transportation infrastructure ... Read More
Senegal wants a rethought partnership with the EU
Senegal’s new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye said his country needs a new “rethought” partnership with European countries, part of his electoral promises to review deals ... Read More
Two Canadian UN employees face charges of selling weapons in Libya
Canadian authorities charged two nationals of involvement in selling Chinese-made drones and other military-equipment in Libya. The case goes back to 2018 when the two ... Read More
Sudan war raises ethnic cleansing fears in Darfur
The Sudanese civil war pitting the army against the Rapid Support Force RSF is threatening to reproduce ethnical cleansing in Darfur and spill over to ... Read More
CAF declares RS Berkane winner, subjects Algeria’s USMA to sanctions
RS Berkane was declared winner of an African Confederation Cup game opposing it to USM Alger although it did not play due to Algerian authorities’ ... Read More
Wall Street Journal zooms on Kabylia’s independence struggle
The Wall Street Journal highlighted the independence declaration by Kabylia’s MAK movement after years of repression under the Algerian regime. “After half a century of ... Read More
Support for Polisario separatists sabotages Algeria’s sports
Algeria’s U17 handball team has withdrawn from an Arab championship to avoid playing against a Moroccan squad with jerseys bearing the Kingdom’s full map including ... Read More
US to pull out troops from key drone base in Niger amid Russia’s growing footprint in Sahel
The United States has agreed to withdraw its about 1,000 troops from Niger, where it built and operated a major drone base in the desert ... Read More