Commentary
How the Global South is rediscovering centuries of shared history to challenge Western domination
India’s engagement with Africa, backed by the common legacy of a colonial past, aims to create a true multipolar world. Click here to read...
Shrugging off Egypt’s Crises, El-Sisi Gets Set for 6 More Years
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is beginning his third term as Egypt’s president, presenting himself as a beacon of stability in a tough neighbourhood even as his country’s economy shakes. Click here to read...
From Yom Kippur to the Abraham Accords: How Israel procured Africa’s good graces
Africa’s polyvalent response to the latest flare-up of the Israel-Palestine conflict has provoked conversations about the changing character of the continent’s foreign policy objectives. Click here to read...
News
President el-Sisi declared victorious in Egypt election
Sisi took 89.6 percent of the vote to secure a third term, with turnout at 66.8 percent, says election authority. Click here to read...
DR Congo’s provisional election results show lead for President Tshisekedi
Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun to announce the results of general elections marred by chaotic organisation and credibility concerns. Click here to read...
Congo opposition plans Wednesday election protest despite ban
Opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo’s chaotic presidential election plan to march in the capital on Wednesday, despite authorities banning the protest and early results showing the incumbent with a large lead Click here to read...
Zimbabwe opposition cries foul over by-election chicanery
Bongani Mabhanga shunned the ruling party of President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he cast his ballot for the main opposition in this year’s Zimbabwe national elections. Click here to read...
Presidential election in Senegal: PM promises "Progress for More Peace and Prosperity"
Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Bâ has accepted the ruling party's investiture as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for February 25. Click here to read...
Senegal: Jailed opposition leader Sonko files to run for president
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has submitted his candidacy to contest a February presidential election with the constitutional council despite the state's refusal to provide him the necessary documents. Click here to read...
Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam elected to lead Ivory Coast opposition
Ivorian-French banker Tidjane Thiam was Friday elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, a victory which puts him in position to contest the next presidential election in 2025. Click here to read...
Chad's new constitution passes with 86% of vote
Chad's new constitution was approved by 86% percent of voters in a referendum held a week ago, the African country's electoral commission said Sunday, but opposition leaders challenged the figures. Click here to read...
South Sudan risks delayed 2024 elections due to the ‘stuck’ deal
South Sudan is closing the year with a negative report on implementation of 2018 peace agreement, with an accusing finger being pointed at lack of political will. Click here to read...
Voting for Tunisia's local council elections begins
Voting for Tunisia's local council elections began on Sunday, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. Click here to read...
RSF paramilitary seizes control of Wad Madani, Sudan’s second city
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized Wad Madani, the country’s second city, which had taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees from the capital, Khartoum, early in the eight-month war between the regular army and the paramilitary RSF. Click here to read...
Sudan’s civilians pick up arms, as RSF gains and army stumbles
Young men are grabbing weapons to fight with the army, defend their cities, raising fears of deepening ethnic conflict. Click here to read...
West African leaders held talks with President Bio and former President Koroma as Sierra Leone teeters on the edge of anarchy and instability
Fears are growing over the health and human rights of former president Ernest Bai Koroma who is locked up under house arrest by President Bio, following allegations of attempted coup against the government. Click here to read...
Sierra Leone lifts nationwide curfew imposed after coup attempt
Sierra Leone has lifted a nationwide curfew that has lasted for more than 20 days following a failed coup attempt on November 26. Click here to read...
Civil war in Cameroon’s anglophone regions has claimed 6,000 lives
While the eyes of the world are on the deadly conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine there's another conflict that has been going on for years unnoticed in Africa. The civil war in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions has claimed the lives of over 6,000 since it flared up seven years ago. Click here to read...
Could DR Congo’s Tshisekedi declare war on Rwanda if re-elected?
Polls closed late on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as millions of voters turned out to vote in general elections held after tense and sometimes violent campaigns, amid a continuing war against the deadly M23 rebel group. Click here to read...
Algeria President Renews Support for Polisario Despite Claims of Commitment to End Crisis with Morocco
Algeria knows that a crisis to the dispute means the abandoning of its support for the Polisario Front, a separatist group seeking to undermine Morocco’s territorial integrity. Click here to read...
Benin's president urges renewal of ties with coup-hit Niger
Benin President Patrice Talon on Thursday called for relations to be swiftly re-established between his country and neighbouring Niger, which is now controlled by military rulers after a coup. Click here to read...
Mali recalls ambassador to Algeria following interference accusations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mali announced it is recalling its ambassador in Algiers “for consultation with immediate effect” in a statement after Algerian officials criticized the recent escalating violence in Mali, fuelling tensions between both countries. Click here to read...
Congo summons its Kenyan ambassador over rebel alliance
Congo summoned its ambassador to Kenya for “consultation” on Saturday after a new Congolese political-military alliance, that includes rebels, was launched in the Kenyan capital. Click here to read...
Somalia says U.S. drone strike killed mastermind of attack on Americans
A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior Somali militant accused of masterminding a 2020 attack on a military base in Kenya that killed three Americans, a top Somali official told The Washington Post on Friday. Click here to read...
Uganda says Islamic State-allied rebels kill three in village attack
Militants from an Islamic State-allied rebel group killed three people in an attack on a village in western Uganda, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. Click here to read...
Nigeria: Armed groups kill over 100 in attacks amid rising ethnic, religious tensions
In a string of attacks, armed groups targeted towns across central Nigeria, killing over 100 people, marking another tragic episode in a region plagued by persistent religious and ethnic tensions, Al Jazeera reported. Click here to read...
Clashes in Guinea over fuel supply after oil depot blast kills at least 23
Protesting youths and security forces clashed in Guinea's capital Conakry on Thursday as demonstrators demanded petrol be restored at service stations whose supplies were suspended after a deadly explosion at the country's main fuel depot. Click here to read...
Ethiopia becomes Africa's latest sovereign default
Ethiopia became Africa's third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a $33 million "coupon" payment on its only international government bond. Click here to read...
Namibian companies depict strong interest for Trans-Kalahari Railway Project
The Trans-Kalahari Railway Project Management Office (TKR-PMO) has revealed that 12 companies/groups submitted expressions of interest to develop the Trans-Kalahari Railway between Botswana and Namibia as a public-private partnership. Click here to read...
A New Dawn for the Botswana Diamond Industry
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi paused for a moment after stepping up to the podium to address the annual Natural Diamond Summit in Gaborone. Click here to read...
Ghana’s lithium deal: Separating fact from fiction
Ghana’s lithium deal requires scrutiny to ensure the nation secures maximum benefit from its mineral wealth. Click here to read...
Tourists to Kenya can go visa-free in 2024
Visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January, President William Ruto said on December 12. Click here to read...
Libya's stock market resumes trading after over 9 years hiatus
After a hiatus of over nine years due to the political and security situation, Libya's stock market resumed trading on Monday at a hall in the capital Tripoli. Click here to read...
Angola to leave OPEC over disagreement on oil production quotas
Angola says it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over a disagreement regarding production quotas, a move that will bring the group down to 12 members. Click here to read...
Angola's OPEC exit opens way for more Chinese investment
Angola's decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could open the way for Beijing to increase investment in the country's oil and other sectors, as part of a deepening of decades-old ties. Click here to read...
China starts zero-tariff treatment for 6 least-developed African countries
The zero-tariff treatment China had granted for six least-developed African countries officially took effect on Monday. Click here to read...
China tests diplomatic prowess in Ethiopia as it rebuilds after Tigray war
Chinese special envoy for Horn of Africa Xue Bing visits Addis Ababa for talks with leaders of the country and regions hit hardest in conflict. Click here to read...
Zambia’s Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo steps down after public outcry over Chinese business dealings
Stanley Kakubo, an MP since 2016, said he resigned after the media's 'malicious claims over a business transaction' between his private family firm and 'business partner with whom we still have good relation' Click here to read...
China’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Stops in Eritrea During Regional Tour
Xue Bing, China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, traveled to Eritrea on Friday for talks with President Isaias Afwerki. Click here to read...
China gives Zimbabwe military equipment worth US$28 million to boost security and modernise defence forces
China has donated military equipment worth 200 million yuan (US$28 million) to Zimbabwe to bolster the country’s security operations and help modernise its armed forces. Click here to read...
Enough Space for Everyone? US, China Target Africa
As a new space race between the United States and China takes off, Africa is increasingly an arena for competition between the two superpowers. And so far, analysts say, China is ahead. Click here to read...
Niger suspends cooperation with international Francophone body
Niger suspends all cooperation with International Organisation of Francophone Nations. Click here to read...
France closes Niger embassy after row with military junta
France is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalate. Click here to read...
Niger coup leaders expel French, but not US, troops fighting jihadists
Less than five months after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a coup, former colonial power France is pulling out the last remaining troops it had deployed to the West African state to fight militant Islamists threatening stability across the region. Click here to read...
Burkina Faso detains four French civil servants, says diplomatic source
Four French IT workers with diplomatic passports and visas have been arrested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday, denying a media report that they were intelligence agents. Click here to read...
Arab countries, Russia agree to boost cooperation
Arab countries and Russia agreed on Wednesday to boost cooperation on international issues, including addressing the Gaza crisis, at the 6th Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum held in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech. Click here to read...
A new Russian military formation in Africa with the same name as a Nazi unit is trying to recruit former Wagner fighters and Ukraine war vets
A new Russian military formation with the same name as a Nazi unit is trying to recruit former Wagner Group mercenaries and soldiers who fought in Ukraine for combat operations in Africa. Click here to read...
Iran plans to revive diplomatic relations with Egypt after 4 decades
Tehran hopes to resume diplomatic relations with Egypt after 40 years of pause, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday. Click here to read...
Italy’s Eni to ramp up Africa investments
The head of Italy’s state-controlled natural gas importer Eni has announced the company’s intention to ramp up investment in Africa as Rome seeks to develop greater economic and political ties with the continent. Click here to read...
Viet Nam, African Union establish diplomatic relations
Viet Nam wishes to strengthen cooperation with the AU in the fields of politics, diplomacy, economy, trade, investment and culture, and in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, Nguyen said. Click here to read...
India in Africa
Africa-India economics at a crossroads: Mauritian hub is crucial
The centuries-old relationship between India and Mauritius, and by extension, Africa, is entering an exciting new phase. Click here to read...
India and Lesotho discuss rupee trade
In its attempt to take the rupee global, India is in talks with Lesotho to conduct trade using the Indian currency, persons aware of the matter told Mint. Click here to read...
Cabinet approves MoU signed between India and Tanzania on Cooperation in the field of sharing successful Digital Solutions implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformations
The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a MoU signed on 09th October, 2023 between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology of the United Republic of Tanzania on cooperation in the field of sharing successful Digital Solutions implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation. Click here to read...
Indo-German collaboration sets eyes on Africa
India and Germany are set to expand collaborations with a third developing-country partner, involving the African states of Ethiopia and Madagascar, said Chaman Dhanda, India head for trilateral cooperation at Germany’s technical assistance agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Click here to read...
India, Germany to support development projects in Ethiopia, Madagascar
India and Germany’s trilateral partnership for developing countries is set to expand into the African states of Ethiopia and Madagascar, said Chaman Dhanda, India Head for Trilateral Cooperation at GIZ, Germany’s official technical assistance agency. Click here to read...
Tanker with Indian crew hit by drone in Red Sea
A Gabon-flagged crude oil tanker m.v Sai Baba with Indian crew heading to India reported that it was hit by a one-way attack drone though no injuries were reported in the Southern Red Sea, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Click here to read...
Khattar govt plans to help Haryana farmers get land in African nations
Do Haryana farmers have to venture out of their state for agriculture? Is farming not sustainable in the state? More precisely, how feasible is Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s plan of possibly helping farmers to take land in Africa for farming? Click here to read...
Anil Agarwal's Vedanta donated ₹155 crore to political parties this fiscal: Report
The Vedanta board's resolution was passed on November 4, two days before the launch of the 29th tranche of electoral bond sales. Click here to read...
Gambia cough syrup deaths: Probe into bribery claim in toxic syrup tests nears completion
This is the first time a government officer has commented on the contents of the complaint and the existence of a detailed investigation into the allegations. Click here to read...
