Wagner Forces Arrive In CAR Before Referendum
Visitors to the 'PMC Wagner Centre', operated by founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2022
Dozens of fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group have arrived in the Central African Republic ahead ... Read More
UAE Signs Deal To Develop Mines In Eastern DR Congo
People work at the Kalimbi cassiterite artisanal mining site north of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The United Arab Emirates has signed a $1.9bn deal with a state mining company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... Read More
Zimbabwe Rights Groups, Opposition Furious Over Signed Patri...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Rights activists and opposition groups in Zimbabwe say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signing into law a so-called "Patriotic Bill" is a grave attack on fundamental freedoms and rights. The new law authorizes harsh penalties, including the death penalty, for ... Read More
Israel Recognizes Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
Morocco's King Mohammed VI arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 12, 2017. Israel on July 17, 2023, became the second country to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Israel announced Monday it was recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western ... Read More
EU, Tunisia Make Progress On Migration, And Building Economi...
In this photo provided by the Tunisian Presidency, Tunisian President Kais Saied, left, shakes hand with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the presidential palace in Carthage, Tunisia, July 16, 2023.
European leaders and Tunisia's president announced progress Sunday ... Read More
Time To Revalue African Economies, African Development Bank ...
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina – AfDB President
The year 2023 has so far not been a good one for Africa. Conflict has erupted in Sudan, deepened in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spread southward from the Sahel.
Extreme weather, often attributed to ... Read More
Iran’s Raisi Visits Fellow Outlier Zimbabwe Ahead Of K...
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged nations targeted by Western sanctions to band together as he hosted the leader of fellow international outlier Iran.
President Ebrahim Raisi arrived for the last leg of the first Africa tour by an Iranian ... Read More
Zuma’s Prison Release Ruled Unlawful
Former President Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma’s early release from prison because of claimed medical conditions was unlawful.
In 2021, Zuma was released from prison less than eight weeks after beginning a 15-month sentence ... Read More
Iran’s Raisi Begins Africa Trip, Signs Agreements With Ken...
Kenya's President William Ruto meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during his official visit at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 12, 2023
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto as ... Read More
Iran President’s Africa Tour Delayed, Kenya Says
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a summit via video link at the Office of the President of Iran, in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2023. (Iran's Presidency/WANA/Handout via Reuters)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will kick off his Africa tour a day late ... Read More