Guinea is a key supplier of bauxite, aluminium’s raw material, & markets are concerned about potential supply disruptions. Aluminum climbed to the highest in more than a decade as political unrest in Guinea fueled concerns over supply of the raw material needed to make the metal. A unit of the military seized power and suspended…
Soldiers who seized power in a military coup Sunday in Guinea announced on state TV that President Alpha Conde has not been harmed. A representative of the National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD) said that Conde has access to health care and is in touch with his doctors. The official made the announcement from…
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The future looked promising for Tinashe Mapuranga, an intern at a leading bank in Zimbabwe who appeared set to get a staff position as soon as he completed his college degree. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Amid the lockdowns, the 24-year-old was one of the first to be laid off and…
DEBARK, Ethiopia (AP) — As they bring war to other parts of Ethiopia, resurgent Tigray fighters face growing allegations that they are retaliating for the abuses their people suffered back home. In interviews with The Associated Press, more than a dozen witnesses offered the most widespread descriptions yet of Tigray forces striking communities and a religious site…
Egypt’s President on Thursday held talks in Cairo with the King of Jordan and the President of the Palestinian Authority. The talks were aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process and strengthening a ceasefire that halted the Israel-Hamas war. Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, King Abdullah II of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas…
Four state governments in northern and central Nigeria have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in a bid to stop mass kidnappings and other violent crimes plaguing the region. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits have terrorised local communities for years, but security forces have recently struggled to contain worsening violence. From Wednesday,…
South Africa has said it is unable to take in refugees from Afghanistan despite a request. “South Africa is already home to a substantial number of refugees and is seized with addressing their needs,” the Department of International Relations said in a statement. It said it had been requested to accommodate refugees who were in Pakistan…
If the official name of a state has the words “democratic” and “popular”, it is arguably neither. Take the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea, which is a totalitarian one-party state. Then there’s Algeria, whose official name is remarkably similar to that of North Korea – the People’s Democratic Republic of…
Gunmen abducted 73 students in yet another school attack in northwestern Nigeria on Wednesday, police said, prompting authorities to close all primary and secondary schools across Zamfara state. The new kidnappings came just days after three other groups of hostages were freed when large ransom payments were reportedly made, raising hopes that other captives might…
The exploitation of migrants in Africa and the protection of their human rights were among the topics discussed by officials on Wednesday at a conference looking at the impact of migration across the African continent. Representatives from the United Nations and the International Organization of Migration as well as officials from African countries and the…