Namibia: swift and peaceful transition praised after president Geingob’s death
Namibia’s new interim president, Nangolo Mbumba, has said he has no plans to run in the presidential elections in November following the death of President […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Senegal: internet shut down amidst protests over election delay
Senegal’s authorities temporarily suspended mobile internet on Monday (5 February), upping the tension in the West African country as opposition leaders and their supporters stage […]
West Africa’s ‘Brexit’: Mali stays with regional currency zone, Burkina Faso weighs exit
Mali has said it has no intentions of leaving West Africa’s currency zone, while Burkina Faso has hinted at its possible withdrawal after they, along […]
DRC and China renegotiate mining ‘contract of the century’, thus averting relationship rift
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has noted it had finally resolved the 16-year dispute over a controversial mining deal between it and China […]
African policymakers brace themselves for implications of Trump’s return to White House
With the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House in November, African policy makers should brace themselves for the possibly stricter migration policies […]
More than 300 irregular migrants sent back to Nigeria by Libya
The body responsible for combating illegal immigration in Libya, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), organized the return of 323 illegal Nigerians […]
Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala is to be released from prison
Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala will soon be released after more than a year and a half in a high-security prison in the capital, Harare, […]
Morocco’s ONEE Teams up with Nareva and GE Vernova to Convert Laâyoune Power Plant to Green Hydrogen
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has partnered with GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Nareva to decarbonize Laâyoune Power Plant, which […]
Agreement between Rwanda and mining company Rio Tinto to mine lithium
Rwanda has signed an agreement with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto for the exploration and exploitation of lithium in the East African country, the two […]
EU supports three sustainable tourism projects in Cape Verde with 2.7 ME
The European Union will fund three new Cape Verdean civil society projects on sustainable tourism in protected areas with 2.7 million euros, to be carried […]