Africa News

A meeting between all the parties involved in Aussom, the African Union’s new support and stabilisation mission in Somalia, is due to take place on 24 and 25 February in Addis Ababa. ​A meeting between all the parties involved in Aussom, the African Union’s new support and stabilisation mission in Somalia, is due to take […]

He was due to visit on 24 February, but has had to cancel at the last minute. ​He was due to visit on 24 February, but has had to cancel at the last minute. Read More

Having only recently returned from Addis Ababa after failing in his bid to get elected as African Union chair on […] ​Having only recently returned from Addis Ababa after failing in his bid to get elected as African Union chair on […] Read More

There is still a long way to go before the Base Toliara mining mega-project, led by the eponymously named company, […] ​There is still a long way to go before the Base Toliara mining mega-project, led by the eponymously named company, […] Read More

Envoys from Egypt and the Arab League are actively pushing their post-war plan for Gaza, but they are coming up […] ​Envoys from Egypt and the Arab League are actively pushing their post-war plan for Gaza, but they are coming up […] Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to its open front against Rwanda, also has to deal with the uncertain designs of Uganda, which has been accused of blowing hot and cold on the Congolese crisis. The Congolese government is well […] ​The Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to its open front against Rwanda,

When Finance Minister Cheikh Diba was being questioned by MPs on 12 February about a corruption case likely to implicate him, […] ​When Finance Minister Cheikh Diba was being questioned by MPs on 12 February about a corruption case likely to implicate him, […] Read More

Not just anyone can claim to be a trusted confidant of Yariv Elbaz. Approaching his fifties, the Franco-Moroccan businessman relies exclusively on his innermost circle to keep his system running. Over the past fifteen years, the trained financier first ventured into investment in Europe with his asset management firm Ycap (2010), then into Morocco’s milling

The absence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio hung over the year’s first high-level meeting of the world’s largest economies, with diplomats fretting over turbulent times. ​The absence of Secretary of State Marco Rubio hung over the year’s first high-level meeting of the world’s largest economies, with diplomats fretting over turbulent times. Read More

The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. ​The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. Read More