Africa
Mali Creates a New State Agency to Take Control of Its Gold Trade and Stop Billions Leaving Unofficially
Mali has established a new state body to regulate its artisanal gold sector, a move prompted by the discovery of significant gaps between...
Nigeria Creates Tri-Border Military Sector With Benin and Niger to Hold Back Jihadist Advance
Nigeria is establishing a new tri-border military sector with Benin and Niger to plug a growing security gap along its northwest frontier, as...
Ghana and South Africa Trade Accusations Over the Death of a Ghanaian National in Cape Town
A fresh and sharply worded diplomatic dispute has broken out between Ghana and South Africa over the death of a Ghanaian national in...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Formally Begin Withdrawal From the International Criminal Court
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have officially initiated their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, the ICC has confirmed, beginning a year-long process...
Algeria Votes for a New Parliament but Barely Anyone Shows Up
Algeria held legislative elections on Thursday to elect 407 members of its lower house of parliament, but the most telling result of the...
Uganda Flies Home First 273 Citizens From South Africa as Anti-Migrant Unrest Forces Mass Departures
Uganda has begun bringing its citizens home from South Africa, with 273 nationals touching down at Entebbe International Airport in the early hours...
Ramaphosa Urges the World Not to Isolate Congo as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Beyond Its Epicentre
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa travelled to Kinshasa this week to stand in solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country...
Nearly 1.2 Million Undocumented Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain as Mass Regularisation Programme Closes
Almost 1.2 million undocumented foreigners applied for legal residency in Spain before a sweeping mass regularisation programme closed at the end of June,...
US Move to Block UN Funding for Somalia Threatens to Collapse African Union Peace Mission
The United States has told the African Union that it will block any spending of United Nations funds on the AU Support and...
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Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dismisses Fake Letter Targeting Relations With Liberia
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a firm and unambiguous disclaimer over a fabricated letter currently making the rounds on social media...
Nigeria Raises Its Guard Against Ebola With No Cases Confirmed But Full Preparedness Activated
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has moved to reassure Nigerians that there is currently no confirmed case of Ebola Virus...
