EMMANUEL AZUBUIKE British actor and entrepreneur Idris Elba has partnered with Google to provide about 100,000 African creators with access to artificial intelligence tools worth approximately $1 million. The move is aimed at helping creatives produce high-quality content faster, reduce production costs and compete globally. According to Bloomberg, the initiative was disclosed following Google’s AI […]
Jul 9 2026 | Posted in
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After two decades of delays, the colossal trans-Saharan gas megaproject to export Nigerian gas to Europe via Niger and Algeria is back in the spotlight with this month’s announcement that construction of the Algerian section had rebegun. The pipeline, once completed, could fundamentally reshape Europe’s energy map. David RICH/TAHAR HANI After several false starts, work […]
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Cocoa prices reached a peak in 2024 before plummeting by nearly 75%, dealing a financial blow to millions of farmers in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Will the crisis mark a turning point for the sector? SILJA FRÖHLICH It’s a tough choice. “If I send my children to school and can’t bring in part of the […]
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A Libyan warlord has been convicted of human rights violations reportedly committed at a detention facility in the country’s west, authorities said, over a year after Italy deported him despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, who led the Tripoli branch of the Reform and […]
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THOMAS NAADI & HAFSA KHALIL Guinea has banned the export of unrefined gold in an effort to promote domestic processing of the precious metal. The policy – effective immediately – comes after Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya met industrial and artisanal gold producers and buyers and aims to boost the economy and create more jobs. “Guinea […]
Jun 25 2026 | Posted in
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OLAMILEKAN OKEBIORUN The Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified its push to recover millions of colonial-era geological maps and records held in Belgium, as it seeks greater control over data showing the location of its copper, cobalt and other mineral resources. The Democratic Republic of Congo is pushing for the digitization and transfer of colonial-era […]
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The first plane carrying Iranian, Afghan, Turkish and Georgian migrants deported from the United States arrived in Bangui in the Central African Republic on Friday, June 12 evening as part of a controversial US program to send undocumented foreigners – some of whom have legal protections – to third countries. The Central African Republic is […]
Jun 25 2026 | Posted in
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Former Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he’s filed two complaints with the Paris Judicial Court against President Paul Biya, citing the principle of universal jurisdiction. The former minister, now living in exile in The Gambia, said on Friday, June that the complaints relate to the crackdown on protests following the 12 October 2025 […]
Jun 25 2026 | Posted in
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NIMI PRINCEWILL “Kenya is not an American colony!” That was the chant echoing through Nairobi and other Kenyan cities last week as furious protesters vented their anger at plans for a US-funded isolation ward for Americans exposed to Ebola abroad. The controversial proposal has sparked fears of Ebola entering a country that has never recorded […]
Jun 25 2026 | Posted in
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Washington is set on a trade-focused shift in Africa, but critics say it facilitates further plundering of Africa’s natural resources. FEDERICA MARSI When veteran naval officer Frank Garcia was appointed by the United States Senate as assistant secretary of state for African affairs this week, he praised the administration of Donald Trump for affirming Washington’s […]
Jun 13 2026 | Posted in
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