Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Iranian President Raisi’s Tour to Africa: Beyond Solidarity Rhetoric
What is the significance of the recent Iranian tour to Africa? How can the timing and motives be viewed? And…
Uganda’s response to the World Bank; New mining code in Mali to increase revenues; Former SA leader granted a presidential remission; Saipem won a $1 billion contract in Libya to develop a gas project; Palestinian President Abbas to visit Cairo; Tunisia and Libya to establish a trade corridor to sub-Saharan Africa, and others
In response to the controversial anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda, the World Bank has halted new lending to the country. The…
Senegal’s interior minister dissolved the opposition party of Sonko; A New Prime Minister in Tunisia; A State of Emergency in Ethiopia’s Amhara region; ECOWAS military leaders agreed on a potential intervention in Niger, and others
This is another Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we look at some of the top news stories making headlines across…
Africa This Week 8323: Niger’s Coup d’État; Mali replaces French with Bambara as its official language; Russia promises to continue grain exports to Africa despite sanctions; CAR intense presidential election; Senegal’s Sonko faces a new charge of seven offenses; Algeria wildfires
This is another Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we look at some of the top news stories making headlines across…
This Week In Africa 72623: UK sanctions officials and organisations linked to Wagner Group; Kenyan protesters clash with police over tax hikes; IMF approves a $43 million loan to the DRC; Morocco invites Israeli PM following recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
On Thursday, the UK announced sanctions against officials and organisations from three African countries linked to the Russian mercenary group…
This Week In Africa 72023: Russia’s Putin is to be absent at the BRICS summit in South Africa; Egypt’s massive 114-kilometre artificial river as part of the ‘New Delta’ project; Protests in the Central African Republic against proposed constitutional changes; Migrants from North Africa drowned off Tunisia’s coast; Iran’s President visits Africa to boost trade ties with Africa; Bola Tinubu as ECOWAS chairman; UNHCR accused Ghana of forcibly deporting Burkina Faso nationals seeking protection, and others
In a bold move, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the 15th BRICS Summit, scheduled for August 22–24,…
This Week In Africa 63023: Sierra Leone’s incumbent President emerged as the presidential election winner; Ethiopia shows interest in joining the BRICS; Morocco recalls its ambassador to Sweden following the burning of Quran; EU observers highlight problems in Nigeria’s February elections; UK’s plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda ruled unlawful; CAR announces continuation of Russian operations with Wagner or another contingent; Burkina Faso’s President reshuffles a partial cabinet
Sierra Leone's incumbent President, Julius Maada Bio, emerged as the presidential election winner, securing over 56% of the votes and…
This Week In Africa 62323: Postponement of Mali’s constitutional referendum results; Zambia’s breakthrough in debt restructuring efforts; 50 Chinese were apprehended in Libya for an illicit cryptocurrency; ISIS Militants deadly attack in western Uganda; 11 candidates were approved to run in the upcoming Zimbabwe presidential elections; France is interested in attending the BRICS August summit in South Africa
Due to rising tensions, the release of Mali’s constitutional referendum results was postponed on Thursday. According to Mali’s Independent Election…
This Week In Africa 61823: Mali referendum on constitutional amendments; Sudan rejects Kenya’s chairmanship of crisis committee; ICC to investigate allegations of war crimes in eastern DR Congo; Sierra Leone’s 2023 presidential election; Nigeria’s central bank unifies exchange rates, and Eritrea rejoins IGAD after 16 years
As part of its democratic transition, Mali is preparing for a crucial referendum on Sunday to decide on proposed constitutional…
This Week in Africa 6923: UN and USA suspend food aid to Ethiopia; Ghana regains top spot as Africa’s largest gold producer; PAIGC won a majority in Guinea-Bissau’s legislative elections; Speaker of Israeli Knesset signed parliamentary agreements with Morocco; Cameroon’s border towns cried out over fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, and other
In a humanitarian operation, more than 280 children and 70 caregivers have been rescued from an orphanage in Khartoum, where…
This Week in Africa 6423: Somalia’s transition to direct voting in elections; Former Lagos governor as Nigeria’s new president; Zimbabwe’s 2023 general election schedule; Senegal’s political crisis; CAR constitutional referendum; South African diplomatic immunity for leaders attending August summit; Uganda’s anti-homosexuality laws, and others
On Sunday, Somalia announced its plans to transition from indirect voting to direct voting for the election of its president…
This Week In Africa 52723: Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery; US accuses Wagner of supplying missiles to Sudan’s RSF; Outbreak of CCHF in Namibia; Germany extends its military mission in Mali, and others
President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated Nigeria's first indigenous refinery, the Dangote Refinery, in a historic event on Monday. Costing $19 billion…
