France and Algeria have resumed diplomatic talks aimed at mending strained relations between the two countries. This follows months of fighting that have hurt Paris’ economic interests in its former colony and stalled vital security cooperation. The complicated ties between the two took a turn for the worse last year when French President Emmanuel Macron […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will suspend tariffs on goods imported from the US in an attempt to build a “positive relationship” with President Donald Trump’s administration. The move comes days after Trump imposed 18% tariffs on Zimbabwean exports to the US. “This measure is intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports […]
The World Bank has denied claims of suspending funding for two key projects in Ghana, totalling US$400 million over the government’s dismissal of some staff. “No World Bank financed portfolio in Ghana are currently suspended,” Mr Kennedy Fosu, the External Affairs Officer, World Bank Ghana, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday. The […]
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between Ghana and US despite an ongoing review of U.S. foreign aid programmes. Speaking in an interview with Joy News on Thursday [April 3 2025], she assured that Ghana remains an important partner to the United States, with economic and social cooperation continuing to […]
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General has expressed concern over Niger’s decision to withdraw from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNTJF) fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa. Leonardo Santos Simão, who is also head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), on Thursday told the Security Council […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday arrived in the South Sudanese capital of Juba for a visit. Museveni’s visit to Juba comes amidst tension in the oil-rich east African nation after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital towards the end of last month. Museveni was […]
Niger’s military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023. Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers, convicted or accused of plotting previous coups. Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been under house arrest since […]
In a significant shift in the region’s diplomatic and security landscape, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger will visit Moscow this week to deepen their strategic ties with Russia. Scheduled for April 3-4, this marks the first AES-Russia consultations since the formation of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) in 2024. The […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a historic set of tariffs, including a 34% levy on Chinese imports and a 20% tax on European Union goods, marking a sharp escalation in global trade tensions. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump declared a national economic emergency, justifying the tariffs as a means to boost domestic manufacturing […]
African Union mediators landed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Wednesday for urgent talks aimed at preventing a return to civil war. The intervention follows the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar last week, a move that has heightened tensions in the country. President Salva Kiir’s government has accused Machar—his longtime rival and […]
