By CHRIS ERASMUS This week, a diplomat at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), the collective defence alliance between Europe and North America, hinted the organisation will raise its engagement with Africa, ostensibly to ward off the growing influence on the continent of China and Russia. Russia through the controversial paramilitary company Wagner Group — is now…
By PAULINE KAIRU At least 435 children have been killed and more than 2,000 injured, as the fighting in Sudan spiralled on more than 100 days, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) reported Monday. Unicef said the situation was dire as there have been over “2,500 severe violations of children’s rights” amounting to an average of…
By Farouk Chothia BBC News Niger’s ousted president has been seen for the first time since the military detained him after staging a coup last week. Mohamed Bazoum met Chad’s leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Mr Déby is spearheading mediation efforts to end the crisis after West African leaders gave the…
The EU said Monday it would hold Niger’s putschists responsible for all attacks on civilians, diplomatic personnel and embassies after supporters of a military coup rallied outside the embassy of former colonial ruler France, setting a door ablaze. Text by : FRANCE 24 The European Union will also “quickly and resolutely” apply the decision of West African…
Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week. Text by : FRANCE 24 Senegal‘s public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against the politician – a vocal critic of President Macky Sall who has faced a string of legal woes he claims are aimed…
By KITSEPILE NYATHI Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a Bill that will punish citizens who are deemed unpatriotic and those who advocate for sanctions against the country. President Mnangagwa’s decision to put his signature on the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Bill, widely known as the Patriotic Bill, on Friday was immediately condemned by Western…
By AFP Rwanda considers Belgium’s refusal to approve the appointment of its ambassador as “unfortunate”, a government spokesman said Wednesday, adding that the move “does not bode well” for bilateral relations. Vincent Karega, Rwanda’s former ambassador to South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — from where he was expelled last October amid tensions between…
Not right away. But if the mood for talks grows, Africa and China hold advantages that could make them vital mediators. By Nils Adler As African leaders walk into a giant St Petersburg arena on July 27 to shake hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the banners and hoardings around them will celebrate historic ties between…
At the Russia-Africa Summit, the continent must resist Putin’s lies. Russia can no longer offer what Africa needs. Tafi Mhaka Al Jazeera columnist Amid the backdrop of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and growing international isolation, Russia will attempt to demonstrate it can still count on many old and loyal allies from Africa during the…
US calls for President Mohamed Bazoum’s immediate release as UN condemns ‘unconstitutional change in government’ in Niger. The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly condemned an apparent military takeover in Niger, after soldiers in fatigues appeared on national television to announce the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum’s government. The apparent coup late on…