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The diplomatic crisis between Djibouti and Somaliland that has been simmering since January is escalating. On 2 July, Somaliland’s minister ​The diplomatic crisis between Djibouti and Somaliland that has been simmering since January is escalating. On 2 July, Somaliland’s minister Read More

The Chadian head of state Mahamat Idriss Déby is due to visit Paris in mid-July. He is expected to be ​The Chadian head of state Mahamat Idriss Déby is due to visit Paris in mid-July. He is expected to be Read More

Spanish state-run company Ineco is neck-and-neck with a three-part consortium from France and Morocco to win the Office National des ​Spanish state-run company Ineco is neck-and-neck with a three-part consortium from France and Morocco to win the Office National des Read More

The death in July 2022 of Swedish patriarch Lukas Lundin, head of Lundin Group, has forced the mining and oil ​The death in July 2022 of Swedish patriarch Lukas Lundin, head of Lundin Group, has forced the mining and oil Read More

Algeria’s Centre de Commmunication and de Diffusion (CCD), the structure in charge of media within the Algerian intelligence services, has ​Algeria’s Centre de Commmunication and de Diffusion (CCD), the structure in charge of media within the Algerian intelligence services, has Read More

Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives adopted a vast budget to the tune of $16.8bn on 4 July. Addressing the lower house of parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set out his objectives, made necessary by an economy crippled by a shortage ​Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives adopted a vast budget to the tune of $16.8bn on

Koné Daouda Soukpafolo, founder of EKDS (which is also active in the construction, real estate, transport and electricity sectors), is ​Koné Daouda Soukpafolo, founder of EKDS (which is also active in the construction, real estate, transport and electricity sectors), is Read More

Dozens of activists say they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men. Some are still missing, and the disappearances have unnerved a nation long seen as a pillar of stability. ​Dozens of activists say they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men. Some

Sapco-Sénégal, the society for the development and promotion of the country’s coasts and tourist areas that saw a change in ​Sapco-Sénégal, the society for the development and promotion of the country’s coasts and tourist areas that saw a change in Read More

On a chilly morning on 23 January this year, guests crowded into the auditorium on the ground floor of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. They had come to take part in the World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture hosted by ​On a chilly morning on 23 January this year, guests crowded into the auditorium