Azali Assoumani elected the new president of the African Union
On Saturday, 18th of February, Macky Sall handed the power over African Union to Azali Assoumani, the president of Comoros. The latter...
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Burkina, Mali and Guinea call for the lifting of ECOWAS and AU sanctions
On February 9, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso held a meeting in Ouagadougou. The gathering ended with...
Lavrov in Mali: we seek further cooperation in the Sahel
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visit to Mali ended on Tuesday, 7 February. During his stay, the head of the Russian diplomacy was...
Burkina Faso ousts French soldiers
Several hundred people gathered on Friday, January 20, in Ouagadougou to demand the departure of the French ambassador to Burkina Faso,...
Africa: Eight presidential elections in prospect in 2023
The upcoming year will bring about eight critical presidential elections. These will include: • Nigeria in February, • Sierra Leone in...
62nd ECOWAS summit
The ECOWAS Heads of State held a summit yesterday in Abuja. The discussion entailed the political situation in Mali, Guinea and Burkina...
Failed coup in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelago renowned for its stability, experienced a coup attempt on the night of Thursday to Friday,...
EU pledges over €1 billion to help Africa combat climate change
The European Union (EU) will pay more than one billion euros to help Africa adapt to climate change, announced the Vice-President of the...
DRC expels the Rwandan ambassador for M23 support
The Supreme Defense Council decided on the expulsion of the Rwandan ambassador to the DRC. This decision follows Rwanda's proven support...
ECOWAS president on a peace mission in Russia and Ukraine
The current president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, began an official visit to Russia...
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Zelenski asks for heavy weapons. Germany still hesitating in handing them over
Ukrainian authorities offer the West a "fair deal. Partners provide us with all the heavy weapons we need, we fight and stop Russia now...
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Europe strengthening its gas purchases from Africa
The visit of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Algeria concluded in the signing of an agreement to obtain an increase in deliveries...
Apr 13, 20221 min read
USA: Inflation highest since 1981
U.S. consumer inflation accelerated from 7.9 percent y/y in February to 8.5 percent in March. It was slightly faster than forecasts and...
Apr 13, 20221 min read
World Bank to send $1.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
"The World Bank is preparing a $1.5 billion support package for war-torn Ukraine and plans to help developing countries struggling with...
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Russia facing a massive brain drain
Hundreds of thousands of educated Russians are fleeing the country - IT workers, scientists, bankers and doctors. A survey conducted in...
Apr 11, 20222 min read
China tying up Russian business. Entrepreneurs switching to the yuan
Sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine are pushing Russia into China's sphere of influence. Economic cooperation is growing, but...
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Senegal is undergoing an infrastructural boom
The amount of investments done in and by Senegal puts the country on the podium of the fastest growing economies in the region. The...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Macky Sall protects the Senegalese with officially set food prices
On February 24, the day after Russian invasion on Ukraine, President Macky Sall took the decision to lower the prices of basic...
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Elon Musk joins the Twitter board as the largest shareholder. He's asked to bring back Trump
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has recently criticized Twitter for various restrictions on free speech. A few days ago, he announced...
Apr 6, 20222 min read
EU introduces new sanctions on Russia
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, officially announced the introduction of the fifth package of sanctions...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Fire on Somaliland's market. Losses of $1.5-2 million
The main market of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland's autonomous region capital city caught ablaze on Saturday, causing injuries and...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
EU ministers deciding on new sanctions. Coal and oil embargo possible
On Tuesday and Wednesday, representatives of EU countries will discuss another package of sanctions on Russia. As the Financial Times...
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Senegal: The President urges to battle for food sovereignty
The Senegalese President has called for an individual and collective effort and resilience in winning the battle for food sovereignty as...
Apr 4, 20221 min read
Russia's oil giant in trouble. Warehouses overflowing
Russia's Transneft, operator of the world's largest crude oil transportation network, has imposed limits on crude withdrawals. The...
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Ruble almost fully recovered. Sanctions ineffective?
The price of the Russian currency has almost returned to the level before the invasion of Ukraine. Are the sanctions ineffective? Experts...
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Foreign capital fleeing China beause of its ties with Russia
"The outflow of capital from China is unprecedented in size and intensity, especially since we do not see a similar phenomenon in other...
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