Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Africa This Week: Gabon pays first installment of debt-for-nature fund; Malawi secures $178 million from the IMF; UK Supreme Court ruled against sending asylum seekers to Rwanda; Zimbabwe declared state of emergency in its capital after cholera outbreak; South Africa’s ruling party supports parliamentary motion to close Israel embassy in Pretoria, and other
Gabon’s new rulers on Friday paid $1.1 million to a conservation fund as part of a $500 million debt swap…
British nationals successfully entered Egypt from Gaza; Rwanda to offer visa-free travel for Africans; IMF agreed to provide $100 million in funding to Somalia; Gambian soldier sentenced to 12 years in prison for leading failed coup attempt; Nigeria’s Lagos State announced partnerships for an investment of $1.35 billion in infrastructure projects; German Chancellor’s visit to West Africa; DR Congo confirmed 26 presidential candidates for December 20 election, and others
A group of British nationals successfully entered Egypt from Gaza via the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, according to the UK…
Tunisian Football Federation president arrested; Ghana’s widespread power outages; Zimbabwe’s currency crisis; Nigeria won legal case against P&ID Limited in London; Morocco signed agreements with the AFDB worth $281.96 million and more
The president of the Tunisian Football Federation, Wadie Jary, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of corruption involving a contract…
Germany’s Olaf Scholz met with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss the situation in Israel and Gaza; Niger junta says Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape from custody; Italy to take in 4,000 Tunisian workers as part of a deal to cope with the influx of migrants; China to increase investments in Nigeria’s power generation and digital economy, and others
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Israel and…
Wife of former Gabonese President jailed on money laundering and forgery charges; A Senegalese court overturned the removal of Ousmane Sonko from the electoral rolls; High Court of Madagascar ordered the moving of the first round of the presidential election from November 9 to November 16, and others
Liberians voted on Tuesday in a presidential election that pitted incumbent George Weah against 11 challengers. Weah, a former soccer…
Africa This Week: Ivory Coast’s president sacked his PM; Kenya to ask China for a $1 billion loan to complete stalled road projects; Senegal’s president dissolves government and reappoints PM Amadour Ba; Ethiopia and the EU sign a cooperation agreement worth €650 million; Liberia’s President George Weah seeks reelection, among others
On Friday, Ivory Coast's President, Alassane Ouattara, sacked his Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, and announced a new government would be…
Germany pledged 81 million euros to support ECOWAS for peacebuilding and economic development; DR Congo opposition Fayulu to run in the upcoming presidential election; Burkina Faso’s junta said it thwarted another coup attempt; Nigeria’s workers’ unions plan to start an indefinite strike; Morocco to host 2025 Afcon, and others
In a significant breakthrough, Germany pledged 81 million euros to support ECOWAS, a regional organisation of 15 West African countries,…
DR Congo’s President urged the U.N. to speed up the MONUSCO withdrawal; Nigeria’s Tinubu called for Africa to overcome foreign exploitation and unlock its potential; EU pledged 127 million euros to Tunisia to fight illegal migration; Sudan’s army and paramilitary leaders gave rival speeches to the U.N.; Rwanda’s Kagame announced he will run for re-election in 2024, and others
In the wake of a major announcement on Wednesday, DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi urged the U.N. to speed up…
Morocco earthquake; Niger’s junta ends military pact with Benin; French President confirmed the ambassador and other diplomats held “hostages” in Niger; Libya’s massive flood killed thousands and left many missing in Derna; U.N. envoy to Sudan resigned; Gabon’s junta appoints Raymond Ndong Sima as prime minister, and others
On Friday, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco with an epicentre located 72 km southwest of Marrakech. The quake has killed…
Coup in Gabon; Sudan’s General al-Burhan makes first trip abroad since the outbreak of war; Zimbabwe’s main opposition calls for fresh elections; Rwanda and Cameroon announce changes in security forces; Niger’s junta expels France’s ambassador; Russia vetoed UN Security Council proposal to extend sanctions on Mali; Libya’s Dbeibah rejects prospect of normalising relations with Israel
On Wednesday, military officers in Gabon seized power, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader…
Chinese and South African Presidents co-chaired roundtable alongside BRICS Summit; Observers say Zimbabwe’s elections failed to meet standards; Niger junta proposes three-year transition; Egypt and Ethiopia set to become full members of the BRICS; President of Amhara region resigns
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa co-chaired a China-Africa roundtable on Thursday alongside the BRICS Summit…
S.A. opposition parties formed a coalition to defeat ANC in the 2024 elections; ECOWAS ready for military action in Niger; Ugandan President criticises World Bank’s decision to withdraw funding over anti-homosexuality law; Gabon’s opposition parties support a single candidate to challenge President Bongo in presidential election, and others
To end the dominance of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), seven opposition parties in South Africa formed a coalition…
