U.S.-Africa Duty-Free Programme Needs Changes – U.S. T...
The United States should make changes to its flagship trade initiative with Africa that would increase its impact as part of a potential reauthorisation by Congress, a senior U.S. trade official said on Thursday.
Launched in 2000, the African Growth and ... Read More
Red Sea: Ethiopia “Will Not Assert Its Interests Throu...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia has no intention of invading another country and "will never assert its interests through war", assured its Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday, a few days after a speech that raised concerns about Addis Ababa's possible ... Read More
Nigeria Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu As Election Winner
Nigeria’s Supreme Court confirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of February’s presidential election, dismissing challenges brought by his political opposition, who cited flaws in the voting system and said Tinubu lacked qualifications.
The court said Thursday that the challenges were ... Read More
Liberian President Weah To Face Opponent Boakai For 2nd Time...
Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday.
The results of the first round announced by Liberia's National Elections ... Read More
IMF Warns Africa of Economic Vulnerabilities As China’s Ec...
The International Monetary Fund is cautioning African nations about the possibility of a regional economic downturn and the ripple effects that China's slowing economy could bring.
Africa and China have forged economic ties over the past 20 years, making the Asian ... Read More
European Union Begins Steps To Sanction Niger Junta
The European Union (EU) has initiated measures to impose sanctions on members of Niger's military junta, marking a significant development three months after they seized power in a coup.
On Monday, the EU Council revealed that it had taken steps to ... Read More
South Africa’s Third Biggest Political Party Holds Pro...
South African opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ held Monday (Oct. 23) a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Pretoria.
Crowds gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy as Julius Malema, renewed calls for the closure of the embassy and urged retailers to stop ... Read More
Scores of African Migrants Arrive on Spain’s Canary Island...
Migrants arrive on a boat at La Restinga dock, in the municipality of El Pinar on the Canary Island of El Hierro, on Oct. 21, 2023.
Authorities say more than 1,300 sub-Saharan African migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands, a seven-island Atlantic ... Read More
US Formally Concludes That a Military Coup Has Taken Place I...
The United States has suspended most financial assistance to the central African country of Gabon in response to August’s military takeover.
“The United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has taken place in Gabon,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller ... Read More
17 Aid Trucks Enter Gaza From Egypt
For the second day in a row, trucks carrying aid have crossed from Egypt into war-torn Gaza, as Israel intensified strikes on the Palestinian enclave in the war sparked by Hamas's bloody attack.
Seventeen aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip from ... Read More