Portugal and Cape Verde have reached a debt settlement. Portugal will invest in the Cape Verdean fund for climate and energy transition by repaying Cape Verde’s debt. The Portuguese-speaking country…
Africa
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Police arrested Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday on the eve of his trial for abuse of power and amassing an illicit fortune, a lawyer said. The…
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Journalists in Cameroon gathered on Monday (Jan.23) in Yaoundé to pay respect and demand justice for the killing of their colleague Martinez Zogo, whose was abducted last week and whose…
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People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month. The state broadcaster announced the move on 21 January saying the…
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Hundreds of people in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, marched to demand the departure of the French ambassador to the country. The demonstration was called by the Pan-African Leaders Collective, a…
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The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday in Dakar touted her country’s relationship with Africa, saying it offered more benefits than Washington’s rivals. “The United States is fully behind…
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Uganda on Wednesday issued a final tender to company controlled by TotalEnergies to construct a $3.5 billion oil pipeline through to Tanzania. The final approval will provide a way forward…
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South Africa, which has always refused to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, announced Thursday the organization in February of joint maneuvers with the Russian and Chinese navies off…
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The head of Italian diplomacy on Wednesday said Italy is “ready to increase” the flow of legal migrants from Tunisia but calls for more efforts against illegal immigration. Antonio Tajani,…
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Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday. Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died “after a short illness” without…