Somalia: We Do Not Enter Into a Coalition Against Qatar and Turkey
According to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister of Somalia Avad attended the seminar titled "Political Cooperation and Economic Integration Horizon of the Horn of Africa" held in the capital Doha.
Avad made...
World Bank Increases Support for Cyclone Idai Hit Nations
The World Bank has increased emergency support for the three southern African countries affected by a devastating cyclone that killed hundreds in March to $700 million. More than 1,000 people were killed across Mozambique,...
African Union and Un Back Civilian-Led Sudan Transition
The African Union and the United Nations said they are supporting a civilian-led transitional government in Sudan following last month’s overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.
AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat told reporters after meeting...
Djibouti, New Battlefield of China’s Global Ambitions
On August 1, 2017, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened in Djibouti, a former French colony of Eastern Africa, its first outpost overseas. Presented as a logistic support facility rather than a full-fledged military...
The Libyan Paradigm
Observing Libya and its struggle to become a nation is sometimes really frustrating. The 2011 Revolution against the regime that quickly become a civil war, did not bode well. Too many hidden latent divisions,...
Sudan’s Public Prosecutor Orders Interrogation of Former Leader Omar Al Bashir
Sudan’s public prosecutor has ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money laundering and financing terrorism. The prosecutor’s statement said other unidentified senior figures would also be investigated for financial...
35 Parties in South Africa Objected to Election Results
In South Africa, 35 parties, national parliamentarians, state governors and state councilors have objected to their election. In South Africa, Romeo Ramuada made a statement to journalists on behalf of the parties who objected...
Investing in Infrastructure Can Open a Variety of Doors for Intra-African Trade
Physical connectivity amongst African countries is as crucial and regulatory freedom in order to ensure success of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), according to Chairman of KPMG Africa Kunle Elebute. Infrastructure development...
Modernization and Construction Project of 35 Urban and Regional Markets
The Agency of the Living Framework for the Development of the Territory (ACVDT) obtained within the framework of the execution of its budget funds of the National Budget, in order to finance the Project...
The Institutional Design of the AfCFTA
The formal foundation of the AfCFTA is a set of international legal instruments. They consist of a founding Agreement and, when completed, six additional Protocols. The Protocols contain their own annexes, appendices and, where...