Governments, port authorities, and local communities are putting money and effort into ports, logistics corridors, and the blue economy. From Djibouti to Mombasa, from Berbera to Port Sudan, we have learned one clear lesson: stable ports create shared prosperity. But there is one part of this Africa–Asia maritime chain that does not get enough attention. […]
At JKIA, cold-room doors shut with a dull thud and the air turns sharp, almost metallic. Inside, cartons labelled Apple mango consignment move fast, no drama, just work. Kenya has shipped its first Apple mango consignment to the UK, opening a premium export market that exporters have chased for years. The move puts Kenya Apple […]
Seven African leaders are in Lome, capital of Togo, as a summit against fake drugs kicked off on Friday (January 17). The two-day summit is under the aegis of the Brazzaville Foundation. It is the first time African heads of state are gathering on the issue of fake drugs on the continent which continues to […]
Turkey’s problematic counter-terror efforts in northeast Syria have left it using detained Islamic State (ISIS) fighters to threaten Europe and possibly increasing the Kurdish threat along its border while losing the support of key allies like the United States. Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu told reporters on Monday that Turkey would return captured ISIS members […]
Angola’s president Joao Lourenco who took office in 2017 has systematically embarked on a mission to take down a patronage network that was championed by his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos. During dos Santos’ 38-year rule from 1979, his offspring occupied top positions in the government and in lucrative sectors ranging from banking, telecoms and […]
Countries across the coast of West, Central and southern Africa are suffering slow internet connectivity that started on Thursday. The situation remains unstable as at Friday (January 17). Reports indicate that mobile phone access is also partly impacted by the outage which was triggered by cuts to two major undersea cables along the West African […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) will top discussion as Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected in London for the milestone investment summit. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The AfDB said new opportunities for bilateral trade […]
This might come as a surprise to the broader American public and a mainstream media which has largely ignored recent escalating events in Libya, but guess who’s back? “The Donald Trump administration is seeing a “small” resurgence in the Islamic State’s numbers in Libya since strongman Khalifa Hifter began a bloody march on the capital […]
The United States, which is scheduled to participate in this weekend’s Libya peace conference in Germany is expected to call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the war-ravaged nation and a resumption of the UN-backed peace process. The US State Department said on Thursday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, would however prioritise efforts […]
Six West African countries have criticised what the changes of the regional CFA Franc currency to Eco, saying its not in line with what was agreed for the adoption of a single regional currency. Last month, French president Emmanuel Macron and his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara announced that the West African Economic and Monetary Union […]
Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of a $5 billion dam project on the Nile River. The foreign ministers and water resources officials of the three countries concluded three days of meetings in Washington on Wednesday with Treasury […]
At this year’s Security Conference in Munich , the European Union’s High Representative Federica Mogherini named Ukraine and Libya as her top priorities. She explained, “In Libya there is the perfect mix ready to explode and in case it explodes, it will explode just at the gates of Europe. The combination of elements present there […]
On December 3rd, demonstrations were held in Istanbul and 40 provinces of Turkey, protesting lengthy pre-trial detentions, mass custodies and arrests, and called for the abolishment of Turkey’s draconian anti-terrorist law. In Istanbul alone, some 2000 persons, including the Deputy Chair of the CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, engineers, architects and doctors joined in the […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has struck a deal with the UN-backed Libyan government for Tripoli to pay $2.7bn in compensation for debts owed to Turkey before Libya’s nine-year civil war began. Turkish companies were heavily involved in lucrative infrastructure and construction projects in Libya from the 1970s, but they collapsed when dictator Muammar Qaddafi was removed […]
The local organising committee of the 2020 African Nations Championship has unveiled a new version of “Tara”, the much criticised mascot initially proposed by Sports officials as official mascot for the competition. In a tweet this Wednesday evening, the Cameroon Football Federation unveiled the revised version of Tara, a visibly jovial mascot, more appealing than […]
The East regional delegate of Public health has sent an alert on the outbreak of monkey pox virus in the East region of Cameroon after the virus reportedly claimed a life in the region Thursday January 9, 2020. In a release made public Monday January 13, 2020, the East regional delegate of public health sends […]
The swearing-in of Senator Hope Uzodinma as new governor of Imo State and the controversy over the inauguration of the new regional security outfit for South West region of the country are some of the trending stories in the Nigerian press on Thursday.The Daily Trust and many other newspapers reported that Senator Hope Uzodinma was […]
In his more than three decades in charge of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has battled to consolidate power at home and expand the regime’s influence across the region. But the 80-year-old leader is facing his toughest challenge yet as he seeks to unify a fractured establishment and calm people angry at […]
Despite officially maintaining diplomatic ties, Israel’s military has added the Republic of Turkey to its list of threats in an annual assessment for the coming year, in light of the country’s growing aggressiveness in the region, The Times of Israel learned Tuesday. This is the first time Israeli Military Intelligence has included Turkey on the […]
