Commentary
Africa: China's Past and Present Ties with African Ruling Parties
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. Click here to read...
Can a Brazil-Africa Alliance Change Global Climate Politics?
“Brazil is back to make its due contribution in facing the major global challenges…The international community is immersed in a whirlwind of multiple and simultaneous crises. Click here to read...
Sudan’s cycle of violence: ‘There is a genocide going on in west Darfur’
The UN, independent researchers and charities all highlight the brutality of a conflict that has left 9,000 people dead and 5.6 million displaced in the past seven months. Click here to read...
Do not ignore the suffering of Sudanese women
Women are bearing the brunt of the vicious war in Sudan. The world should not look away. Click here to read...
The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa
Launched a decade ago, China’s Road and Belt Initiative is a colossal infrastructure and economic development project spanning across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Click here to read...
News
Andry Rajoelina: Madagascar president re-elected in contested poll
Madagascar's incumbent President Andry Rajoelina has won a third term, following a disputed election boycotted by the opposition and its supporters. Click here to read...
Madagascar leader poised for third term after boycotted election
Madagascar’s incumbent leader Andry Rajoelina effectively secured a third term after the electoral body (CENI) on Saturday said he had obtained the most votes in a presidential election marked by a low turn out and an opposition boycott. Click here to read...
Political veteran Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was declared the winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, electoral authorities said after completing the ballot count. Click here to read...
Comoros' Supreme Court clears Assoumani for 4th term bid
Comoros' Supreme Court on Thursday approved plans by incumbent President Azali Assoumani to run for another term in the next election due on January 14. Click here to read...
Congo launches month-Long electoral campaign amidst political uncertainty
The Democratic Republic of Congo opened its month-long electoral campaign this Sunday amidst anxiety and doubts. Click here to read...
Congo opposition candidates drop presidential bids to back Katumbi
Two opposition candidates for Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election next month said on Monday they would drop out and back another opposition candidate, Moise Katumbi, following a move made by another aspirant last week. Click here to read...
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Denis Mukwege Launches Presidential Campaign
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Denis Mukwege has kicked off his campaign for president in next month’s election, promising to tackle corruption and the violent conflict ravaging communities in the country’s east. Click here to read...
Congo: Stampede during military recruitment drive kills 37 aspirants
At least 37 people were killed after a stampede broke out at a military stadium in the Republic of Congo on Tuesday. According to the authorities, large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, which led to a rush-like situation. Click here to read...
Senegal opposition party sponsoring new candidate Faye
The party of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Sunday it was sponsoring another candidate for the February presidential election, just days after Senegal's Supreme Court effectively blocked Sonko's own bid. Click here to read...
Niger coup leader visits Mali, Burkina in first foreign trip
Niger's military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday met with his counterparts in Mali and Burkina Faso in his first international visits since seizing power in July. Click here to read...
Niger government asks court to force ECOWAS to lift coup sanctions
Niger’s military government on Tuesday asked West Africa’s regional court to order the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country by its neighbours following a July coup that deposed elected president Mohamed Bazoum. Click here to read...
Guinea to investigate former president Conde for alleged treason
Guinean Justice Minister Alphonse Charles Wright has announced an investigation into its ex-President Alpha Conde for treason, two years after he was removed from power in a military coup. Click here to read...
UN urges free campaigning for South Sudan's overdue elections
All political parties in South Sudan must be able to campaign freely as the troubled nation moves toward holding long-overdue elections, the UN envoy urged on Thursday. Click here to read...
U.N. Libya envoy pushes for meeting on elections
The United Nations’ envoy to Libya on Thursday asked the country’s main powerbrokers to designate representatives for a meeting aimed at reaching an election settlement, part of an apparent new push for a national vote. Click here to read...
Junta-run Chad opens campaign for key December referendum
Chad begins campaigning for a vote on a new constitution, testing the legitimacy of the ruling junta. The referendum is a key step towards establishing civilian rule. Click here to read...
Tunisia: trade unionists protest over 4 members' arrest
Tunisia's main trade union organisation, UGTT, on Wednesday protested in Sfax against the arrest of four of its members on Monday. Click here to read...
Nationwide curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attack military barracks
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio declared a nationwide curfew on Sunday after gunmen attacked military barracks in the West African nation's capital, raising fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region. Click here to read...
South Sudan’s Salva Kiir is new EAC chair
The Republic of South Sudan has assumed the Chairmanship of the East African Community (EAC), with the country’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, becoming the bloc’s new Chairperson. Click here to read...
Somalia joins East African Community
Somalia has joined the East African Community (EAC) in a move intended to boost economic growth in the country following three decades of war. Click here to read...
SA's water crisis the next political football, as parties’ debate who can best fix the problem
South Africa's scarce water resources look set to become the next political football for parties ahead of the general election next year. Click here to read...
Nigeria aims BRICS in two years, join G-20 in new foreign policy push
Nigeria will seek to become a member of the BRICS group of nations within the next two years as part of a new foreign policy push to have its voice heard in important global organizations. Click here to read...
Launch of the West Africa Organised Crime Resilience Framework
West Africa faces challenges on multiple fronts, including in the security, economic and political sectors. Organised crime is a significant factor in all three spheres. Click here to read...
Morocco and EU Launch Alliance to Tackle Extremism through Education
Morocco and the European Union (EU) have launched a two-year initiative aimed at countering and preventing violent extremism through educational approaches. Click here to read...
Zambia and DRC sign one stop border post agreement
The post is under development by GED Africa, an investment and project management company, and is part of the Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road Project (KMTR). Click here to read...
Djibouti hosts its first UNESCO Memory of the World Regional Meeting
From 17-18 October 2023, members of the African Regional Committee for Memory of the World gathered to strengthen regional cooperation for Africa's documentary heritage. Click here to read...
Uganda's president Museveni criticises US, UK for security advisories
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday denounced the United States and UK for issuing adverse security advisories to their citizens in Uganda, and accused both countries of creating and conserving insecurity in Africa. Click here to read...
Museveni asks China to open market for Uganda’s finished goods
The plea was made during a meeting with a delegation from the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, led by the standing committee's Deputy Chairman, Mr Luosang Jiangcun, at State House Entebbe on November 22, 2023. Click here to read...
Mali Militants Claim to Seize Military Base, Army Denies
An Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda claimed to have seized a military base in the north of Mali, inflicting heavy losses on the country's military. Click here to read...
UN peacekeeper among 32 killed amid fierce fighting in troubled Sudanese region
Heavy fighting Sunday in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people, including a UN peacekeeper, authorities said. Click here to read...
Militants with ties to the Islamic State group kill at least 14 farmers in an attack in east Congo
Militants from a shadowy extremist organization with ties to the Islamic State Group killed at least 14 farmers in Congo's hard-hit eastern region, a local official said Saturday. Click here to read...
Gunmen kill one, kidnap at least 150 in Nigeria’s northwest, residents say
At least 150 people, including women and children, were abducted with one person killed in a coordinated attack by gunmen on four villages in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, residents said on Saturday. Click here to read...
Newly formed alliance between coup-hit countries in Africa's Sahel is seen as tool for legitimacy
Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly formed alliance described by some analysts on Friday as an attempt to legitimise their military governments amid coup-related sanctions and strained relations with neighbours. Click here to read...
South African lawmakers vote to suspend diplomatic ties with Israel, shut its embassy
A majority of South African lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Gaza. Click here to read...
Russia shipped grain to Africa free of charge, Vladimir Putin tells G20
Russia has sent the first vessels carrying grain to Africa free of charge, President Vladimir Putin told an online gathering of the Group of 20 leading economies on Wednesday. Click here to read...
China’s MMG Clinches Coveted Copper Mine With $1.9 Billion Deal
China’s MMG Ltd. has clinched one of the biggest copper deals of the year, agreeing to pay $1.9 billion for a mine in southern Africa as major commodities groups vie to add supply of the red metal. Click here to read...
Kenya spends record $471m on China debt in first quarter
Interest Kenya paid for outstanding Chinese loans more than doubled in three months through September, official data shows, pushing up repayments to a record high of Ksh72.07 billion ($471.82 million) in the review period. Click here to read...
China redeems pledge to SAMIM with $100 million donation
The donation includes protective assault vehicles, military utility trucks, mine detectors, generators, personnel protective gear, tents, sleeping bags, beds and mattresses, computers, printers, cameras, conference furniture, projectors, sound systems and other accessories. Click here to read...
Confucius Institute, Ghanaian university ink deal to boost Chinese language learning
The Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana and the Accra Technical University (ATU) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the introduction of Chinese language and culture in the school. Click here to read...
Envoy hypes China- Tanzania ties
CHINESE Ambassador to Tanzania, Ms Chen Mingjian has said that the bilateral relations between her country and Tanzania have made substantial progress, particularly in fostering fruitful cooperation across various sectors, including education. Click here to read...
China's rice exports to Ivory Coast top 2022 after India imposed curbs
China exported more rice to the Ivory Coast in the three months through October than in the whole of 2022 after India restricted shipments of the grain, with those curbs likely to extend into next year. Click here to read...
As 2023 draws to close, Biden's promised visit to Africa shows no signs of happening
President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight yet. Click here to read...
Turkish president visits Algeria amid Gaza conflict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed by his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the capital Algiers. Click here to read...
Türkiye, Algeria signs bilateral deals to boost cooperation
President Erdoğan, Algerian counterpart Tebboune sign several bilateral deals between Türkiye and Algeria, including contract with Sonatrach to supply gas. Click here to read...
Turkish, Libyan ties stronger in 4th year of landmark deal
Türkiye and Libya mark the fourth year of a maritime boundaries deal on Monday. Click here to read...
Germany's pivot: Shifting focus from China to Africa, learning from Russian missteps
As the Russia-Ukraine war unfolded in February 2022, Germany’s staunch support for Ukraine came with significant consequences. Click here to read...
Scholz pledges greater investment in Africa green energy
Germany will invest 4 billion euros in green energy projects in Africa until 2030, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, noting these could in turn help Europe's largest economy achieve its own transition to carbon neutrality. Click here to read...
Nigeria and Germany sign $500 mln renewable energy and gas deal
Two memoranda of understanding (MoU) have been signed between Nigerian and German companies in Berlin this week. Click here to read...
UK PM Rishi Sunak says 'completely committed' to Rwanda migrant scheme
Days after the Tory government's proposed Rwanda migrant policy was scrapped by the country's supreme court, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he remains “completely committed" to the scheme. Click here to read...
Egypt boosts gold sector with $2.5m exploration deal with Lotus Gold Corp
Egypt is set to enhance its gold sector as the Mineral Resources Authority has partnered with Canada’s Lotus Gold Corp. for a $2.5 million gold exploration project. Click here to read...
Call for renewed focus on desertification in Africa amid wars in Ukraine, Gaza
Delegates told DW that funds for projects to mitigate desertification in Africa are being diverted to Israel and Ukraine. Click here to read...
Angola, Nigeria target higher oil output amid OPEC+ talks
African members of OPEC+ producer group Angola and Nigeria are aiming for higher oil output, officials told Reuters on Thursday, a day after the group was forced to postpone talks on next year's production policy. Click here to read...
Rio Tinto to pay $28mn penalty in US settlement over Mozambique mine
Rio Tinto has agreed to pay a $28mn penalty to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a suit over a failed $3.7bn coal deal in Mozambique more than a decade ago. Click here to read...
IMF Agrees $178 Million for Malawi After Kwacha Devaluation
The International Monetary Fund signed off on a $178 million loan for Malawi to boost its foreign-exchange reserves, support the debt-ridden nation’s economic revival and catalyze grant financing, a week after the southern African nation devalued its currency. Click here to read...
South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi Effective November 30th
South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi (Lilongwe and Blantyre), due to the recent economic challenges in Malawi. Click here to read...
Ghana unveils 46-day visa-on-arrival window for Christmas visitors
Ghana has declared a 46-day visa-on-arrival regime for visitors, between December 1, 2023, to January 15, 2024. Click here to read...
Mauritius Exempts Event Planners From 15% VAT On Accommodation Costs
Mauritius has now become an even more attractive destination for event planners from India to host their business meetings, conferences or weddings! Click here to read...
Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa
Several African countries are finalising preparations for malaria vaccines to be introduced into routine immunisation programmes, with the first doses set to be administered in January-March 2024. Click here to read...
Cameroon receives first shipment of GSK's Mosquirix malaria vaccine
Cameroon received its first shipment of Mosquirix malaria vaccines manufactured by British drugmaker GSK Plc late on Tuesday, as the nation struggles with the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 each year globally. Click here to read...
Ethiopia drought: Fifty die of hunger in Tigray and Amhara amid aid freeze
More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia's northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC. Click here to read...
East Africa ‘super El Nino’: Death toll rises as flooding crisis worsens in Kenya, Somali
Severe flooding has killed nearly 200 people in Kenya and Somalia as of November 26, 2023, as El Nino-induced rainfall continues to wreak havoc in East Africa. Click here to read...
Comoros-flagged cargo ship sinks in Aegean with 14 crew on board
The 6,300-dwt Raptor (built 1984) is the third such vessel lost within a week in Greek and Turkish waters. Click here to read...
WHO confirms monkeypox spreads sexually in DR Congo amid outbreak
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time as the country’s experiences its biggest-ever outbreak. Click here to read...
Burkina Faso: more than 350 deaths from dengue fever in a month
An epidemic of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, claimed 356 lives in Burkina Faso between mid-October and mid-November, bringing the death toll to 570 since January 1, a health ministry official announced on Friday. Click here to read...
India in Africa
Jaishankar holds talks with Seychelles FM; discusses bilateral ties, regional concerns
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with his Seychelles counterpart Sylvestre Radegonde and discussed bilateral relations and regional concerns. Click here to read...
MoS Muraleedharan travels to Kenya ahead of William Ruto’s Delhi visit
Ahead of Kenyan President William Ruto’s official visit to Delhi on December 5, V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of India will pay official visits to the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Kenya. Click here to read...
MOS FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, V. MURALEEDHARAN CALLS ON TANZANIA'S PRESIDENT, HUSSEIN ALI MWINYI IN ZANZIBAR
Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan called on Tanzania's President, Hussein Ali Mwinyi in Zanzibar yesterday. He conveyed warm regards of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Tanzanian President. Click here to read...
Tanzania: MoS Muraleedharan pays tributes to Indian soldiers at Commonwealth War Memorial
Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Tuesday paid tributes to the Indian soldiers at the Commonwealth War Memorial in Tanzania. Click here to read...
India encourages trade in local currencies with Tanzania
The Indian government has called on Indian and Tanzanian banks, as well as business leaders, to support and promote the innovative approach of trading using local currencies, as few transactions have taken place so far. Click here to read...
Fostering diplomatic bonds - The India-Tanzania strategic partnership
As Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan's plane touched down at JKN international airport, her state visit to India was met with great anticipation. Click here to read...
Seychelles and India to further collaboration in priority areas
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, was received on Thursday 23rd November 2023, by the Minister for External Affairs of India, Honourable Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. Click here to read...
India joins Africa Group in historic UN vote for Global Tax Reform
India, alongside 124 other nations, has thrown its weight behind a resolution presented by the 54-member Africa Group at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Click here to read...
State-owned RITES bags contract for 10 diesel electric locomotives from CFM Mozambique
This comes after RITES emerged as the lowest bidder in two tenders from CFM Mozambique. Shares of RITES Ltd ended at ₹477.25, up by ₹27.45, or 6.10%, on the BSE. Click here to read...
Tata International Expands Operations in Nigeria at Lagos Free Zone
Tata International is set to expand operations in Nigeria through a strategic partnership with the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ). Click here to read...
India may export broken rice to Mali
The government is likely to permit export of 100,000 tonnes of broken rice to Mali that relies on India to meet its food grain needs, an official said. Click here to read...
INS SUMEDHA MISSION DEPLOYED AT MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
As a part of the ongoing Extended Operational Deployment to Africa, Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Maputo, Mozambique on 21 November 2023. Click here to read...
Minister Radegonde to undertake official visit to India
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, will embark on an official bilateral visit to the Republic of India from 22nd to 24th November 2023. Click here to read...
Exclusive: Seychelles Foreign Minister Radegonde says India has championed Global South causes
Seychelles Foreign Minister Sylvestre Radegonde has termed India as the " champion of the causes and the concerns of the south" & lauded India's "sterling leadership" to the G20 grouping. Click here to read...
African Union joining G20 can change larger international architecture for Global South: T20 India
Director General at the Research and Information System (RIS) for Developing Countries Sachin Chaturvedi has said the African Union (AU) joining the G20 can change the larger international architecture for Global South. Click here to read...
Global crisis in developed North shifts attention away from Africa, developing world: South Africa Foreign Minister
South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor raised concerns about the global crisis in the developed North saying that it would ultimately result in neglecting the interests of Africa and the developing world. Click here to read...
Africa Corner: Why India must have stakes in Morocco’s Atlantic vision
In a very important speech earlier this month on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of Morocco’s historic Green March, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI emphasised his country’s new Atlantic vision. Click here to read...
Opaque WTO dispute talks a pain point for India, South Africa and Egypt
India, South Africa, and Egypt have expressed concern about the nature of discussions regarding reforms in the dispute settlement system at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ahead of the 13th ministerial conference (MC13) scheduled for February next year. Click here to read...
