Russia-Africa summit spurs economic promises amid geopolitical tensions [Business Africa]/in /by
The highlight of this year's summit was President Vladimir Putin's announcement of debt forgiveness for African countries. However, experts express skepticism about whether this alone will significantly sway African nations towards turning to Russia for economic partnerships.
Morocco beat Colombia as both teams reach last 16 at Women’s World Cup/in /by
Morocco booked their ticket to the round of 16 by beating Colombia with a narrow score of a goal to nil, scored by Anissa Lajhmari during stoppage time in the first half.
Women’s world cup: Football fans laud Super Falcons qualification to round of 16/in /by
"Africa has the pleasure to providing four teams to the competition compared to what we had in 2019, and it’s important that Africa shows the rest of the world that we deserve even more slots perhaps moving on as the competition expands maybe in the nearest future again.. " Chuma Nnoli, Sports Analy
South Africa: Malema and Elon Musk tear each other apart on an anti-apartheid song/in /by
South Africa: Malema and Elon Musk tear each other apart on an anti-apartheid song
Niger: the United Kingdom “reduces” the staff in its embassy/in /by
The United Kingdom is "temporarily reducing the number of its employees in its embassy in Niamey" due to the "security situation" in Niger, the British Foreign Office said on its travel advice site on Thursday.
Niger Coup Leader Visits Mali/in /by
Western countries fear that Niger will fall under Russia's influence after the coup, especially as Mali has welcomed up to 1,000 fighters from the Wagner Group.
South Sudan: extreme weather conditions raise concerns of food insecurity/in /by
Extreme weather due to the climate crisis has driven hunger in South Sudan to unprecedented levels. Access to food has become scarce even for those who were previously able to feed themselves according to the United Nations food agency.
Brazilian president supports more countries in BRICS/in /by
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference/in /by
"We are talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,"
Niger coup already making prices of goods go higher/in /by
One week after Niger's coup and only days after some of the landlocked West African country's neighbours imposed sanctions to punish the putschists, people are beginning to feel the economic effects.