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France And Algeria Resume Diplomatic Talks Aimed at Mending Rift

  • April 7, 2025

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 […]

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Zimbabwe to Scrap Tariffs on US Goods as it Faces 18% Trump Levy

  • April 7, 2025

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 […]

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UN Concerned After Niger Quits Force Fighting Armed Islamist Groups

  • April 4, 2025

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 […]