South Africa to abandon coal with $8.5 billion grant
South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized nation is set to receive $8.5 billion from Western countries to accelerate the adoption of cleaner forms of energy. […]
Britain
Prince Charles starts African tour, celebrates Gambia’s ‘democracy’
Britain’s Prince Charles has begun a nine-day Africa tour aimed at strengthening ties with Commonwealth nations. The Prince of Wales took over as head of […]
Morocco: Tourist Arrivals up 7% by July 2018
Some 7 million tourists visited Morocco in the first seven months of the year, that is 7% rise compared to the same period last year, […]
Kenya, UK sign trade & security deals
Britain is committed to free trade with Kenya and supports the East African nation by providing military equipment to enhance borderline aviation security, capacity building […]
South Africa: Theresa May unveils UK vision for Africa, endorses land reform
UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday said Britain will use its international aid budget to help private British companies invest more in Africa than […]
Angola to join former colonies of Britain, France
Angola’s president, Joao Lourenco, on Wednesday, expressed his country’s interest to join the Commonwealth and the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie. In an exclusive interview […]
Britain greenlights Zimbabwe’s return to Commonwealth
Britain said it strongly supports Zimbabwe’s re-entry to the Commonwealth, but expects the new leader of the southern African nation to deliver free and fair […]
AU calls for a lasting political solution in Syria
The African Union commission in a strongly worded statement on Monday condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria but cautioned against responding without ‘undeniable […]
Nigeria: APC Executive Committee endorses Buhari for second term in 2019
The national executive committee of the Nigerian ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term in an […]
US, Britain, France object Russia’s arms supply to CAR
The United States, Britain and France have asked Russia to provide more information on its request to the United Nations Security Council to supply light […]