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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has tasked his finance and budget minister, Adama Coulibaly, with issuing two tranches of government bonds, beginning […] ​Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has tasked his finance and budget minister, Adama Coulibaly, with issuing two tranches of government bonds, beginning […] Read More

The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. ​The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently. ​UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently. Read More

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. ​Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the

The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman, which had launched airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, struck a commercial vessel near Port Said on Wednesday, Navy officials said. ​The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman, which had launched airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, struck a commercial vessel near Port Said on Wednesday, Navy officials said. Read More

The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put a bilateral visit back on the agenda. ​The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put

First announced back in 2018, the oil refinery of Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Nigerian billionaire and head of the BUA Group […] ​First announced back in 2018, the oil refinery of Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Nigerian billionaire and head of the BUA Group […] Read More

Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been struggling to prevent the holding of the grand wedding ceremonies planned by his daughter, Claudia Sassou-Nguesso, […] ​Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been struggling to prevent the holding of the grand wedding ceremonies planned by his daughter, Claudia Sassou-Nguesso, […] Read More

The Southern Africa Development Community has come out in support of the Madagascan Richard Randriamandrato for the position of chairperson. ​The Southern Africa Development Community has come out in support of the Madagascan Richard Randriamandrato for the position of chairperson. Read More

Two meetings took place in Brussels this week in an attempt to draw up a joint European Union response to […] ​Two meetings took place in Brussels this week in an attempt to draw up a joint European Union response to […] Read More