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New sanctions risk plunging the people of Mali further into a humanitarian crisis
New sanctions against Mali could have a devastating impact on the country, where one in three…
Covid kills poor as rich get richer – report
Oxfam says that the poor have died from vaccine inequality and a lack of access to…
France backs regional sanctions against Mali as junta calls for protests
The Malian leader of a coup last August, Col. Assimi Goita, who has overthrown two presidents…
Hundreds rally in Bamako in support of Mali opposition movement
Supporters of Mali’s M5 opposition movement staged a rally on Friday, with the group poised to…
Sierra Leone: Long awaited White Paper on Constitutional Review released
The Sierra Leone government has released the much-anticipated White Paper on the review of the 1991…
Burkina – Attempted coup d’etat, “a Lieutenant- Colonel and several other soldiers arrested”…
URGENT #Burkina – Attempted coup d’etat, “a Lieutenant- Colonel and several other soldiers arrested”, (Jeune Afrique)…
Mali opposition rejects election delay in new transition plan
Coalition representing several political parties opposes five-year proposed extension to democratic transition period A MAJOR coalition…
REUTERS -Niger police seize more than 200 kg of cocaine from mayor’s truck
REUTERS – Niger police seize more than 200 kg of cocaine from mayor’s truck NIAMEY, Jan…
Why I had no choice but to spurn Tony Blair Desmond Tutu
I couldn’t sit with someone who justified the invasion of Iraq with a lie Sun 2…
Kenya and South African airlines to merge into a Pan-African airline – Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that, the national airline of his country and that of…
Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt constitute half of Africa’s $2.7trn economy
IN 2021, the economies of three countries – Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt – make up…
Tanzania signs $1.9bn railway contract with Turkish firm
TANZANIA on Tuesday signed a contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi to build a 368 km…
South Africa court halts Shell seismic survey plan
Environmentalists hailed the court’s decision to suspend the scheme, which entails using seismic shockwaves that bounce…
Ethiopia unhappy as US ends its duty-free access
The US stopped Ethiopia’s eligibility for the trade benefits despite pleas by a few US legislators…
In Africa, rescuing the languages that western tech ignores
American tech giants don’t have a great track record of making their language technology work well…
God Is Not a Christian: By Desmond Tutu, Contributor
God Is Not a ChristianBy Desmond Tutu, ContributorArchbishop Emeritus of Cape Town06/01/2011 09:58pm EDT | Updated…
$500 million spent annually to keep piracy at bay in the Gulf of Guinea
Financial sums lost through ransoms are a small share of the total costs suffered by African…
Mali launches forum on return to civil rule
MALI’S military-dominated government on Monday launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian…
Desmond Tutu: South Africa anti-apartheid hero dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has…
Burkina Faso: Prime Minister and cabinet resign from office
The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Paul Kaba Thieba, has resigned from office along with his…
Ivory Coast’s Cashew Processors Driven Into Bankruptcy By Asian Competition
A worker checks the cashew nut bags at a warehouse, amid the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
The French, the UN and the Ivory Coast
With the violent overthrow of democratically elected President Gbagbo, Ivory Coast has reverted to its old…
GBAGBO IN TOWN
Former President of La Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo arrives in Accra this morning to take part…
and The Pandemic’s True Death Toll
Dear Editor, Re: Africa and The Pandemic’s True Death Toll I read with disgust the Economist Twitter…
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION UNDER CAPITALISM
SISI AFRIKA There were things I did when I was a teacher I am not proud…
Women and Pan-Africanism
Hakim Adi https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.559 Published online: 23 May 2019 Summary Women played a central role in the development…
Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together And Jointly Build a China-Africa Community With a Shared Future in the New Era
Keynote Speech by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China At the Opening…
Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel
A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka – Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People…
GLOBALink | Connecting Africa to the world
As the saying goes, “Access to roads will enable all sectors of the economy to prosper.”…
Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the State Visit of HE Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, to South Africa, from 22nd-24th November, 2021
Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the State Visit of HE Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the…
RICH APPETITES: HOW BIG PHILANTHROPY IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FOOD IN AFRICA
A short film series https://www.richappetitesfilm.com/ If you haven’t watched it yet, make sure to check out…
Polisario chief announces ‘escalation’ in W.Sahara
The head of the Western Sahara independence movement, the Polisario Front, said on Friday it had…