President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire has announced US$2.3 billion in funding for the Abidjan Initiative, a five-year plan to combat land degradation and deforestation in the West African nation. Ouattara presented the launch of the program during opening remarks at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention…
U.S. troops to return to Somalia as Farmaajo loses election
Uganda’s Bidibidi camp plans new solar lamp e-waste facility
African leaders note the passing of UAE president
Ouattara announces US$2.3 billion land restoration plan for Côte d’Ivoire
China pushes back at U.S. over Huawei-Africa comments
The Chinese government has pushed back over remarks about telecom firm Huawei and its presence on the African continent, made by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman of the United States. Sherman made her comments during a just-concluded diplomatic swing through South Africa, Angola and Gabon. In Angola, she visited…
Japan, Africa look to deepen trade ties
Japan is looking to expand its presence on the African continent, with trade and investment taking center stage during the Japan-Africa Public-Private Economic Forum held in Nairobi. The event attracted seven ministerial-level leaders and over 200 participants from 15 countries, according to the Kenyan trade ministry. Among them was Takako…
Futureproofing IP infrastructure is key to global internet connectivity conundrum
Google made global headlines last week when it announced plans to open its very first…
Buhari: Abuja Kaduna Rail hostages are being held as human shields
The Nigerian government says it is working toward the safe release of passengers taken captive…
Family of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero files $400m lawsuit over his arrest
The family of Rwandan prisoner Paul Rusesabagina has filed a US$400 million lawsuit against the…
SA report on Eskom’s Gupta deals calls for criminal prosecution of top execs
South Africa’s chief justice has called for the criminal prosecution of former executives and board…
IMF: Africa faces new economic shocks due to Russia-Ukraine war
The economic recovery that has followed COVID pandemic impacts in sub-Saharan Africa has been disrupted…
Ghana, Russia collaborate on nuclear education
Second Ebola death reported in DR Congo
Italy strikes its latest African energy deal with Republic of Congo
Russia declines help in Ukraine from Ethiopian volunteers
UK’s Patel defends immigration deal with Rwanda
China calls African immigrant shooting a U.S. human rights violations
Durban sees more rain as flood death toll rises to 443
Zelensky appeals to Sall, seeks to address African Union
Study finds high levels of pharmaceutical drugs in Africa’s rivers
Blaise Compaoré convicted in Thomas Sankara death
Attack on Mali village claims 300, worst in decade of fighting
The Human Rights Watch organization says some 300 people in the Malian town of Moura died at the hands of Malian armed forces and the Russian soldiers fighting with them. The executions represent the worst such incident ever reported during the long fight in Mali, which spans a decade and…
Algerian released from Guantánamo after 20 years
An Algerian man held by the United States for two decades following the September 2001 terrorist attacks has been repatriated, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Saturday. Sufiyan Barhoumi, a native of Algiers, was among more than three dozen detainees still held at the Guantánamo Bay facility since the…
Tunisia’s Saïed extends power with dissolution of parliament
President Kaïs Saïed of Tunisia has officially dissolved the country’s parliament, some eight months after he consolidated his power by shutting down much of the government. Saïed also threatened to prosecute any lawmakers who have opposed presidential rulings to expand his power, according to Radio France International. It’s the latest…
IMF approves first deal for Mozambique since 2016 scandal
The southern African nation of Mozambique is set to receive US$470 million over the next three years, as part of a financing package agreed to by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week. The new IMF deal, under its Extended Credit Facility program, marks the first time the IMF has…