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Red Sea attacks halving Suez Canal trade
The trade volume is being diverted from Suez to route around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, the International Monetary Fund reports
Mar 18, 2024 15:45
EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt
Human rights organizations have criticized the agreement in six areas, including migration
Mar 18, 2024 13:46
Russian election observers from Africa share impressions
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The government aids every vulnerable person, including the disabled and the elderly, in exercising their right to vote, Edson Rugumayo from Uganda told RT
Mar 18, 2024 11:12
African state brings back death penalty
The DR Congo government says the measure will help the war-torn nation deal with decades of terrorism
Mar 18, 2024 10:06
Here’s how a joint African military force can do what the West couldn’t
Opinion
The Sahel States’ newly formed joint forces will be effective only if a complex approach is taken by the three nations
Mar 18, 2024 08:09
African state scraps military ties with US
Niger has denounced “with immediate effect” a defense pact that allows Washington to operate a $100 million drone base
Mar 16, 2024 21:34
African nation has $2bn debt canceled
The so-called Paris Club has agreed to write off sums owed by Somalia
Mar 16, 2024 08:40
Cocoa giants scaling back production – Reuters
Experts have attributed the shortages in Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana, which produce more than half of the world’s cocoa, to extreme weather
Mar 15, 2024 13:29
50 dead after ‘anti-witchcraft rituals’ in African country
The deaths reportedly resulted from ceremonies in Angola earlier this year
Mar 15, 2024 10:11
Nigerian militants issue ransom demand for release of schoolchildren
The West African nation’s president has vowed to free hundreds of hostages held for over a week without paying
Mar 15, 2024 10:09
‘A threat to our countries’: Why former French colonies decided to leave ‘African version of EU’
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Will the new Sahel alliance remain incorporated in the West African economic bloc, or will it withdraw despite the sanctions having been lifted?
Mar 14, 2024 16:35
African state detains religious leader over child abuse claim
Sixteen unregistered graves, including those of infants, have been found on the church’s compound in Zimbabwe, according to police
Mar 14, 2024 14:41
South Africa will arrest citizens fighting for Israel – official
Pretoria’s foreign minister says combatants in the Gaza war have been warned about the consequences of their actions
Mar 14, 2024 10:17
Sahel nation to provide free water and electricity for households
The Chadian government has also promised to pay bills for citizens who have outstanding debts
Mar 14, 2024 10:14
East African country opens medical lab equipped by Russia – envoy
Moscow has supplied reagents for research in Burundi, Valery Mikhailov has said
Mar 13, 2024 14:34
Russia not responsible for anti-French sentiment in Africa – Putin
Moscow maintains only friendly relations with the continent, which should not offend anyone, the president has said
Mar 13, 2024 13:42
Pirates hijack cargo ship near Somalia (VIDEO)
The MV Abdullah was attacked on the way from Mozambique to the UAE
Mar 13, 2024 09:54
Kenya halts Haiti security mission
The decision comes after the island nation’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, announced that he would resign
Mar 13, 2024 09:47
No Ramadan truce in war-torn African state – army official
The UN Security Council had called for a halt in fighting to allow humanitarian access to millions of people trapped across Sudan
Mar 12, 2024 14:49
US State Dept requesting funds to counter Russia and China in Africa
The money is intended to be used to “revive democracy and protect human rights” on the continent
Mar 12, 2024 11:11
African state to address ‘urgent’ issues with peace agreement
The African Union says the Ethiopian ceasefire deal signed in 2022 requires immediate attention
Mar 12, 2024 09:34
Central African bloc removes sanctions on post-coup nation
Gabon was suspended from the economic union last September to force coup leaders to restore constitutional order
Mar 11, 2024 15:37
Request for US election observers slammed by South African official
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Pretoria will block any attempts at interference in upcoming elections, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri has told RT
Mar 11, 2024 10:34
Libyan leaders agree to cooperate after decade-long division
The African country has been in turmoil since the NATO-backed overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi more than a decade ago
Mar 11, 2024 10:27
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