Africa must address its road infrastructure deficit which creates high cost of production and transaction to scale opportunities envisaged under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. According to a new report, called “Cross-Border Road Corridors Expanding Market Access in Africa and Nurturing Continental Integration,” while roads are the primary mode of transport, carrying 80 per […]
France is in no way being driven out of Africa,” pleaded French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht on Wednesday ahead of a trip to Nigeria, calling on French companies to continue and step up their investments on the continent. “Contrary to what some media outlets, and social networks in particular, are saying, France is absolutely […]
Political analysts and opposition politicians in Africa accuse China of undermining the spread of democracy in the region by propping up entrenched ruling parties and promoting what Beijing sees as the advantages of one-party rule. The beneficiaries in many cases are former liberation movements that won struggles against colonial and white-minority rule decades ago, often […]
The White House is dismissing China’s recent diplomatic engagement in the Israel-Hamas conflict, part of Beijing’s attempt to position itself as a more credible peacemaker in the Middle East than the U.S. “We’re comfortable with our relationships. We’re comfortable with American leadership in the region. We’re comfortable that we have the ability to work through […]
King Charles used the grandeur of a Buckingham Palace state banquet to throw in some unexpected references to Korean popular culture. K-pop stars Blackpink and BTS were name-checked by the King as he welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the first day of his state visit. The King’s banquet speech praised South Korean […]
South African lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of closing down the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and suspending all diplomatic relations until a ceasefire is agreed in its war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The resolution is largely symbolic as it will be up to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government whether to implement it; a presidency […]
Nigerian and German companies on Tuesday signed two accords in Berlin that include a $500 million renewable energy pact and a gas export deal, further strengthening economic ties between the two nations, a presidential spokesperson said. Union Bank of Nigeria and Germany’s DWS Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on renewable energy. The agreement […]
A surge in the number of migrants making the treacherous journey from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is straining local authorities, with human rights groups warning that many child migrants are being wrongly classed as adults by Spanish police, putting them at increased risk. So far this year, more than 32,000 migrants have […]
The European Union said on Tuesday a review of its development aid to Palestinians, ordered after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, found no evidence of funds going to the militant group and that its assistance would continue. The EU is the biggest provider of such aid to Palestinians. It has earmarked $1.3 billion […]
Guinea’s ruling junta has ordered new charges to be brought against former president Alpha Condé, whom it overthrew in a coup d’état in 2021, for alleged acts of “treason”, a letter from the justice minister to the Conakry public prosecutor said on Tuesday. The former head of state from 2010 to 2021, who has been […]
