India-Africa trade hits record $100bn, cementing strategic partnership
India-Africa trade reached an all-time high of $100 billion in 2024–25, marking a major milestone in South-South cooperation. The announcement was made by India’s junior […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
UN Sounds Alarm Over Civic Restrictions Ahead of Cameroon’s October Polls
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed on September 2 concern over mounting restrictions on civic freedoms in Cameroon as […]
Former DRC Justice Minister Mutamba Sentenced to Three Years Forced Labour for Embezzlement
Constant Mutamba, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former Justice minister and once a vocal anti-corruption crusader, has been sentenced on Tuesday, September 2, to three […]
Burkina Faso Criminalises Homosexuality With Harsh Prison Sentences and Fines
Burkina Faso’s parliament has unanimously passed a law criminalising homosexuality, with offenders facing prison terms of two to five years along with fines. The legislation, […]
UN Warns of Civilian Risk as US Cuts Peacekeeping Funds
On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, the United Nations has warned that deep funding cuts by the United States could severely undermine peacekeeping missions in conflict […]
African Leaders Call for Youth-Led Drive to Achieve Food Sovereignty
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has declared on September 1, that Africa has the potential to feed not only itself but the entire world, provided […]
M23 Rebels Reaffirm Commitment to Doha Peace Talks Despite Ceasefire Disputes
The March 23 Movement (M23) on September 1 has reiterated its support for peace negotiations under Qatari mediation, even as tensions with the Democratic Republic […]
Angola’s First Post-Independence Oil Refinery to Begin Production by Year-End
Angola’s 30,000-barrel-per-day Cabinda oil refinery, the country’s first to be built since independence, will start producing fuel before the end of 2025, according to Oil […]
New AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Calls for Paradigm Shift to Tackle Africa’s Challenges
Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah officially assumed office on 1 September 2025 as the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), pledging to build […]
CAR Opposition Leader Renounces French Citizenship to Challenge Touadéra in December Poll
Former Central African Republic Prime minister Anicet-Georges Dologuélé has announced on Monday, 1 September 2025, that he has relinquished his French citizenship to contest December’s […]