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Protesters call for political change in Guinea-Bissau
Tension is mounting in Guinea Bissau between President Jose Mario Vaz and parliament which has not been able to pass a single law in the last two years. The unrest has spilled onto the streets as protesters call for political change and stability. It has led a 500-strong West African…
Read More »Biafra: Is Nigeria’s secessionist movement re-emerging?
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Read More »Is the EU closer to solving the migration crisis?
At least 70,000 undocumented people arrived in southern Italy this year, prompting a threat to shut Italian ports because they cannot cope. About 2,000 died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea this year alone. Ministers from African and European countries met in Rome to discuss the migration crisis. Governments agreed…
Read More »2017 FP Summit: Kano, development partners host satellite event on child spacing
As part of satellite activities leading to the 2017 Global Family Planning Summit scheduled for July 11 in London, the Kano state government and international development partners working in the state Friday hosted a roundtable discussion on child birth spacing (CBS) with stakeholders including traditional and religious leaders as well…
Read More »What are Israel’s goals in West Africa?
The presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at last month’s Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Liberia was a clear sign of strengthened ties between Israel and the African organisation. The Israeli prime minister became the first ever non-African head of state to address the ECOWAS summit. “I…
Read More »The Gambia school robotics team granted US visa
The US embassy in The Gambia has reversed its decision and granted visas for a high school robotics team to compete in an international competition in the United States. On Monday, it was reported that the team, made up of five teenagers, were denied visas to attend the FIRST Global…
Read More »ICC: S Africa broke rules by failing to arrest Bashir
War crimes judges have ruled that South Africa flouted its duties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Cuno Tarfusser, the presiding judge, said on Thursday that Pretoria’s inaction was “contrary” to the court’s guiding Rome Statute and prevented it…
Read More »HRW raises concern over CAR war crimes
At least 566 civilians have been killed in war crimes committed by armed groups since 2014 in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), Human Rights Watch said. In a report published on Wednesday, the international rights body provided a detailed account of the widespread abuses committed against civilians by mainly…
Read More »South Africa: Former leaders boycott ANC conference
A group of senior figures in South Africa’s ruling ANC party say the party is in crisis, accusing current leaders of shying away from problems. The party has been holding a conference as it struggles to shake off corruption allegations surrounding President Jacob Zuma. And the conference ended as it…
Read More »Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta pulls out of election debates
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival Raila Odinga have pulled out of two televised presidential debates ahead of August 8 elections, their parties said. Initially, the two frontrunners were to go head to head, while six smaller candidates would hold a separate match on Monday, with a second…
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Story of Afreximbank’s Three Decades of Resilient Pursuit of the Pan-African Dream
The 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) marked a historic moment …
