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Despite China being among the main infrastructure partners of Africa, the country’s strategies have been changing in 2026. Instead of large megaprojects worth billions of dollars, China Africa infrastructure deals, China is now opting for smaller investments in areas such as renewables, digital infrastructure, logistics, transport, and critical minerals supply chains. This is a result […]
There are major changes ahead of ECOWAS as three member states, namely Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, exit the regional bloc to form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). ECOWAS after Alliance of Sahel States, This unprecedented move poses some of the biggest challenges faced by the 48-year-old regional bloc in terms of integration, security, […]
South Africa’s cabinet announced on Wednesday became the third on the African continent that has an equal number of female and male ministers. Ramaphosa who hailed the cabinet for making history as the first gender-parity cabinet in the country’s history, joins Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame who have taken similar actions. Ramaphosa’s female […]
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria takes his oath of office for a second and final term in charge of Africa’s most populous nation. Today’s event is on the back of his re-election in polls held on February 23. The event is slated for the Eagles Square in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Buhari was announced […]