Trump's foreign aid cuts threaten $1 billion African minerals project

A billion-dollar expansion of Africa’s most important US-backed critical minerals project is now caught in limbo, due to a sweeping foreign-aid freeze under the Trump administration, creating an opportunity for China to step in. The Lobito Corridor railway …

Soldiers Kidnapped in Central African Republic: Among the Shadows, Where the Dead Tend to Stay

by Gatimu Juma The last anyone saw of Celestin Bakoyo and Elie Ngouengue, they were stepping into a police station in Bangui, in the Central African Republic. That was on January 24. Since then—nothing. No official charges, no explanations, just silence. …

Missing Central African Republic soldiers were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries, advocates allege

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Human rights advocates and politicians in Central African Republic claim soldiers who disappeared after being detained last month were kidnapped by mercenaries backed by Russia. The Kremlin has in recent years …

Mahama Hosts Heads Of State Dialogue On Financing African Investments

(MENAFN- APO Group) President John Dramani Mahama has urged African nations to enhance domestic resource mobilisation to reduce reliance on external funding and to foster sustainable economic growth. Speaking at a“Heads of State and government Breakfast …

African women demand urgent...

The Gender Matter My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC), a coalition of 400 African civil society organizations, feminist activists, and human rights advocates, has issued a powerful call for the immediate ratification and implementation of the African Union …

João Lourenço is now President of the African Union and promises to put his experience at the service of peace

In his acceptance speech for the rotating presidency of the African Union, during the 38th summit of AU Heads of State and Government, João Lourenço addressed the "immense problems linked to peace and security" on the African continent, " …

Central African Republic President Stands by CAR Memecoin Despite Launch Controversy

Scam claims hit Central African Republic leader’s memecoin

Homepage > News > Business > Scam claims hit Central African Republic leader’s memecoin A new memecoin seemingly launched by the president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadera, surged to a market cap of over $900 …

Trump: The need for African development rethink

Donald Trump does not need an introduction, even to the dump. His actions have been impacting both political and economic orthodoxy. These are for good or bad causes. In both political and economic parlance, the American President believes his country has …

How Raila fell: Factors that cost Kenya top African Union job

Kenya’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship suffered a major blow Saturday, February 15 as regional disunity, a united Francophone bloc, and a last-minute Southern African Development Community (SADC) solidarity move sealed former Prime …