Ghana-Nigeria: Towards a new diplomatic scramble
Nigeria reacted after the release of a video showing Ghanaian law enforcement forces forcibly closing the shop of a Nigerian merchant in the capital, Accra. […]
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Lake Chad Basin: Over $2.1 billion pledged to provide comprehensive crisis response
A United Nations-backed humanitarian conference to raise much needed resources for relief, development and peacebuilding programs in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin concluded on Tuesday, raising […]
Togo: Ghanaian president to mediate ‘last chance’ dialogue to resolve crisis
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has started mediation for a political dialogue between the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the opposition coalition. Discussions are supposed to resolve […]
Kenya: AU “ready” to intervene as political crisis worsens
The African Union Commission (AUC) said Thursday it is ready to help defuse the political imbroglio in Kenya. The AUC said in a statement it […]
As Political Crisis Deepens in DRC, South Africa Calls for Restraint
The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again on the brink of chaos, as the threat of a renewed and large-scale political crisis with dire […]
Burundi: UN-Chief laid out options to address crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said deploying peacekeepers to Burundi was an option to quell the violence but recommended that a UN team be […]
Egypt auctions US dollars
As the Egyptian pound reaches 6.1858 to a dollar, its lowest in 8 years, the central bank is urging Egyptians to “ration” their foreign currency […]
Tunisia: olive oil crop might resolve the economical crisis
Just a year ago, the popular revolution which overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali shrank the economy by 1.8 %. The closing of factories […]
Sudan can end economic crisis
The IMF has praised the austerity measures of the government but asked for the tax collection to be improved in order to subsidize its oil […]