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Japan pledges $30 billion to Africa

Japan pledges $30 billion to Africa Japan pledges  billion to Africa

Japan wants to support Africa with $30 billion in development aid over the next three years, Handelsblatt reports. His country wants to work more closely with Africa as the international order is under threat following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday at the Japan-Africa Summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis. He […]

UN: Fifth consecutive year of reduced rainfall is forecast for the Horn of Africa

UN: Fifth consecutive year of reduced rainfall is forecast for the Horn of Africa UN: Fifth consecutive year of reduced rainfall is forecast for the Horn of Africa

The worst drought in 40 years to hit the Horn of Africa is expected to continue as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that forecasts for the October-December period show drier than normal conditions. The latest forecasts confirm the fears of humanitarian organizations, which have been warning for months about the effects of drought […]

Mozambique begins first LNG exports in its history amid energy crisis

Mozambique begins first LNG exports in its history amid energy crisis Mozambique begins first LNG exports in its history amid energy crisis

Mozambique is expected to ship its first-ever cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) abroad, joining the club of global exporters of the natural term at a time when the global energy crisis is pushing prices to record highs. The LNG tanker British Mentor, operated by BP, is expected to arrive on August 24 at a […]

Ukraine war drives 40 million people to starvation – Africa to bear brunt, US says

Ukraine war drives 40 million people to starvation – Africa to bear brunt, US says Ukraine war drives 40 million people to starvation – Africa to bear brunt, US says

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said today that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cause food insecurity for 40 million people and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit. The United States secured $4.5 billion for food security at the G7 summit, of which $2.76 billion was its own contribution. There are […]

Is Putin winning the ‘war’ for Africa?

Is Putin winning the ‘war’ for Africa? Is Putin winning the ‘war’ for Africa?

By Clara Ferreira Marques Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s charm offensive in Africa last week, part of efforts to drum up support in the face of Russia’s growing isolation, has unnerved the West. Is Moscow gaining ground in emerging economies? Why can’t African countries understand that Russia is waging a war of conquest? On the […]

Kenya, the story of mother Josephine: “The drought is killing my children”

Kenya, the story of mother Josephine: “The drought is killing my children” Kenya, the story of mother Josephine: “The drought is killing my children”

Bent from hunger and now also from thirst. Throughout the Horn of Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia), 20 million people could face high levels of acute food insecurity by September, due to an exceptionally persistent drought. Water shortages have a heavy impact on the livelihoods of farmers and shepherds: this situation which has led […]

Rising fuel costs are weighing on African nations as protests mount

Rising fuel costs are weighing on African nations as protests mount Rising fuel costs are weighing on African nations as protests mount

Protests in Africa over soaring fuel costs are causing governments to wonder how to respond, according to Bloomberg. Protesters blocked a key supply route in South Africa this week, blocking the delivery of goods, due to the price increase at the pumps. Protests followed in Mozambique, the world’s third-poorest country, where bus drivers paralyzed the […]

Bloomberg: Putin’s communications bombardment on Africa’s food crisis raises alarm in Europe

Bloomberg: Putin’s communications bombardment on Africa’s food crisis raises alarm in Europe Bloomberg: Putin’s communications bombardment on Africa’s food crisis raises alarm in Europe

European governments have been alarmed by a Russian disinformation campaign trying to deflect criticism that President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine risks leaving millions of people in Africa facing starvation, Bloomberg reports. Russian diplomats have attacked the media in recent months to push the narrative that sanctions, not Russian blockades, are causing grain and fertilizer […]

French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia

French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia

An arm of French winemaker Groupe Castel is facing an investigation by anti-terrorism prosecutors over allegations it struck a deal with a militia linked to “mass atrocities” in the Central African Republic, Bloomberg reports. The company said on Friday it would “cooperate fully” with French authorities after the investigation was announced by The Sentry, an […]

EACOP: The 1,400 km African oil pipeline that aims to put Uganda on the global export map

EACOP: The 1,400 km African oil pipeline that aims to put Uganda on the global export map EACOP: The 1,400 km African oil pipeline that aims to put Uganda on the global export map

An infrastructure project of epic proportions has begun construction in Uganda’s Great Rift Valley. It is an oil pipeline of more than 1,400 kilometers (1,443) which will reach the coast of Tanzania. As The Times reports, the East African Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, will make Uganda an oil producer for the first time and, as […]