As EU-Kenya inch closer to finalizing EPA, EAC regional bloc eyes new trade partnerships
Just as Kenya in inching closer to concluding a preferential trade deal with European Union, a similar deal between the East African Community’s (EAC) and […]
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Africa’s deficit with China widens as Beijing’s BRI gambit runs into trouble
The recent news that Africa’s trade deficit with China continued to widen in 2023 has raised a red flag in parts of the continent especially […]
South Africa bittersweetly marks 10 years since Mandela’s death
His smile is still writ large, painted on several buildings in central Johannesburg. South Africa marks the tenth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death on Tuesday […]
Sub-saharan Africa saw a record 16.5 mil. internally displaced people in 2022 – report
A “perfect storm” of overlapping conflicts in African countries and Ukraine, coupled with climate change-triggered disasters around the world forced a record 71.1 million people […]
Outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya
A star Pakistani television presenter who fled his country a few months ago to escape arrest on sedition charges has been shot dead in Kenya, […]
The US blacklisted Nigeria for being “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom
The United States on Monday (December 7) added Nigeria to its blacklist of countries “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom, considered “the first […]
Two Gitmo Prisoners to Resettle in Senegal
The US military announced on Monday that two detainees held for years without charge at the Guantanamo Bay prison will be transferred to Senegal for […]
Israel: UNHRC Wants Israeli Businesses in West Bank Listed
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution requesting that human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein launch an investigation into the “implications of the […]
Pakistani General Accused of Tipping off CIA on Bin laden hideout
A former Pakistani general, who passed away last year in UK, has been accused of selling the secret location of Osama Bin Laden to the […]
Morocco Hosts World Human Rights Forum
The 2nd world human rights forum will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, November 27 to 30, to look into the progress and challenges facing human […]