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Can Africa count on an expanded BRICS? [Business Africa]/in /by
Beginning January 2024, membership of the BRICS will grow from five to eleven countries. Collectively, the bloc will be responsible for nearly 30% of global GDP and 43% of global oil production. Underrepresented in global forums, African countries want to forge closer ties with BRICS+
Gabon: Analyst says “external force not likely behind coup”/in /by
"Very few people could imagine that we would end up with a coup d’état. And this is due just to the stronghold of the Bongo family and the Bongo system and the administrative machine in Gabon, the electoral machine, but also the security apparatus...." Institute for Security Studies Africa
Gabon: General Oligui to be sworn in as “transitional president” on Monday/in /by
Gabon's new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, will be sworn in as "transitional president" before the Constitutional Court on Monday September 4, the putschists announced on Thursday.
Niger’s junta instructs police to expel French ambassador/in /by
As tensions between France and Niger continue, Niamey has cancelled the French ambassador's visa and instructed the police to expel him.
South Africa: Authorities vow to investigate deadly fire and bring culprits to book/in /by
”If there is an official of the city who would be found to have contravened or to have neglected their responsibilities, heads will roll",” says Lebogang Maile, MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development for Gauteng.
Gabon: “important to preserve stability”, says Morocco/in /by
Morocco is “closely following developments in the situation in the Gabonese Republic,” said the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a brief press release.
EU’s Borrell says the coup in Gabon followed the country’s flawed polls/in /by
President Ali Bongo was placed under house arrest by the military less than a day after the country's election body said he had won a third term in office.
Kampala police concerned about rising number of abandoned babies, young children/in /by
Police in Uganda are concerned about the rising number of babies and young children that are being abandoned in the capital Kampala. They say at least 30 youngsters below the age of 8 are left unaccounted for by their parents in the city every month.
Russia vetoes extension of UN sanctions in Mali/in /by
Russia was the only country on the 15-member United Nations Security Council to veto an extension of sanctions on Mali.
Climate crisis could increase conflict-related mortality in Africa – IMF/in /by
Climate change could fuel conflicts in countries with the most fragile political contexts and lead to an increase in the number of related deaths, estimates the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a report published Wednesday.