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South Africa : Ramokgopa’s ministry begrudgingly loses oversight of state companies

Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that responsibility for South Africa’s major state companies will be transferred to the relevant ministries. ​Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that responsibility for South Africa’s major state companies will be transferred to the relevant ministries. Read More

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Djibouti : Foreign minister Youssouf works his African networks in bid for AU Commission chair

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga launched his bid for the chair of the African Union Commission with great fanfare on 27 August, but his main rival, Djiboutian foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, is now stepping up his campaign.He is publicly backed by his country’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, aka IOG, and is counting on

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Morocco : Mohammed VI puts OCP on front line of drought combat

Water shortages have become a strategic issue of major concern to the Moroccan government. On the occasion of the Feast of the Throne in July, King Mohammed VI lambasted the government and private firms for their inability to stem the water […] ​Water shortages have become a strategic issue of major concern to the Moroccan

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Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Police Force, Makes First Visit

The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan officers remain largely out of sight. ​The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan officers remain largely

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Tanzania Arrests Opposition Leaders Ahead of Planned Protest

The East African country’s leading opposition party said that its presidential candidate in the last election and its chairman were among dozens detained before a protest called to draw attention to the killing and abduction of government critics. ​The East African country’s leading opposition party said that its presidential candidate in the last election and

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Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments

The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies. ​The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort

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