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Africa wins key seats at UN aviation body, boosts push for single air market
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The Standard
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African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Lerato Mataboge, (in headscarf) addresses the Africa Coordination Meeting at the 42nd International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal. [Courtesy, AU] Africa secured...
Owner: Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi ,Gideon Towett Moi & Zehrabanu Mohamed Taki Hassanali Janmohamed
Why We Don’t Learn About Africa’s Great Kingdoms
It becomes clear fairly quickly that we don’t know Black history in America. But just as striking, we also don’t know African history — and for the same reason. For centuries, both were deliberately distorted or erased to serve the interests of...
Owner: David Horovitz & Seth Klarman
Africa and historically black US institutions to strengthen ties
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University World News
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AFRICA-UNITED STATES African higher education institutions and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States are exploring ways to advance sustainable partnerships, a development that has resulted in a pledge to...
Owner: Smuts Beyers
House of African Worlds opens its doors in Paris
Just steps from the Goncourt metro station in Paris' 10th arrondissement, near the lively Canal Saint-Martin and its overflowing gatherings, and the Emmaüs Solidarité art space known as Transfo, a new cultural institution is set to open its doors...
Owner: Matthieu Pigasse, Xavier Niel and Madison Cox
Russian Nuclear Energy Diplomacy; New Fano Offensive in Ethiopia: Africa File, October 2, 2025
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Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Russia. Russia signed an agreement with Ethiopia to construct a nuclear power plant....
Owner: American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
County of Dufferin to donate decommissioned ambulance to West Africa
October 2, 2025 · 0 Comments By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A decommissioned ambulance from the Dufferin County Paramedic Services (DCPS) is being repurposed and shipped to West Africa to help support global healthcare equity...
Owner: Ray Stanton
US engagement with Mali junta exposes double standards
The Trump administration’s track record of backing Israeli belligerence is all proof that the US exercises the very brand of terrorism that it claims it wants to extinguish through cooperation with Mali. The Trump administration, which has long...
Owner: Non-transparent
Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial
On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers’ application for his release on bail. The prosecution instead sought a two-year prison sentence, an action...
Owner: Human Rights Watch
L’Alleanza del Sahel, storia senza fine di una lotta per l’Africa libera
L’indipendenza piena ed effettiva, con sovranità e autonomia, è possibile, ma è ancora un processo in atto Segue nostro Telegram. Alla guida di un futuro migliore Un consiglio: non bisogna togliere gli occhi da ciò che sta avvenendo nel Sahel. E,...
Owner: Vladimir Ilich Maksimenko & Andrey Grigoryevich Areshev
Otto Addo announces Black Stars squad for Central African Republic and Comoros games
Black Stars coach, Otto Addo has announced his squad for the final FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic and Comoros. Leicester City winger, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and Alidu Seidu of OGC Nice have returned to the squad after...
Owner: Non-transparent
Why should the President appoint a new substantive Minister of Defence in due Course?
With the demise of the former Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, on August 6, 2025, it has been a month and some weeks as of the time of writing this piece. The country has still not heard the President of the Republic, John Dramani...
Owner: Kwasi Twum
ECOWAS is still talking with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger for cooperation – ECOWAS Ghana Rep
Resident Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lawan Gana at the event held in Accra The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying diplomatic efforts to ensure that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger cooperate...
Owner: Kwasi Twum
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Venue for Ghana-Central African Republic Game confirmed
The venue to host Ghana’s National Men’s Football Team’s penultimate 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has been confirmed. The Black Stars will officially take on C.A.R. on October 8 at the Stade d’Honneur de...
Mali: Diplomatic Rift Widens as France Expels Malian Envoys, Halts Counterterrorism Ties
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The North Africa Journal
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Tensions between Mali and France have escalated after Paris expelled two Malian diplomats and suspended joint counterterrorism activities, responding to last month’s arrest of a French national whom the Malian government accuses of conspiring with...
Owner: Arezki Daoud
Malian insurtech startup OKO secures 6-digit round to scale climate resilience in Africa
Malian insurtech startup OKO has secured a six-digit funding round led by Catalyst Fund, with participation from two existing investors, to help it scale climate resilience in Africa. Founded in 2017, OKO develops affordable mobile-based crop...
ECOWAS is still talking with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to return – ECOWAS Ghana Rep
President’s Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lowan Gona at the event held in Accra The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying diplomatic efforts to bring Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger back into the...
Owner: Non-transparent
The self-sustaining economics of conflict in Africa
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Al Majalla
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Adapting to war Although armed conflict drains resources, it does not eliminate economic activity. Trade goes on, but in a different guise, as traders are forced to adapt. This creates a conflict economy—an informal sector that operates beyond the...
Owner: Saudi Government
Deepfakes Help Spread False Information in Africa
Shortly after Capt. Ibrahim Traoré led Burkina Faso’s second coup in a year in September 2023, deepfake videos began circulating that urged Burkinabe citizens to support the coup. Since then, Traoré has become the star of a variety of videos...
Owner: American Government
Experts: China’s GSI Push in Africa Favors Regimes Over Civilian Security
In 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Global Security Initiative (GSI) to establish his country as a facilitator for improving global security. Critics noted how the same man had used his power to author a comprehensive national...
Owner: American Government
Mali: Od sutra vanredno povećanje minimalne zarade i plata; Od 1. decembra rastu i penzije
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B92
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Mali je rekao da su od početka godine plate u prosveti povećane za 11 odsto i podsetio da je prvo vanredno povećanje od pet odsto bilo 1. marta. ''Sada još pet odsto, a biće i povećanje od 1. januara naredne godine. Samo u ovoj godini ova tri...
Owner: Srdan Milovanovic