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Crisis and Hope: A Country Guide to Africa’s Top Political Risks

BLOOMBERG 10 January 2019 by PAULINE BAX, MICHAEL COHEN & PAUL RICHARDSON The start of 2019 has seen a flurry of political activity from Mali to Madagascar, with a shock opposition victory in Africa’s biggest country, protests against long-serving rulers, a short-lived coup and agitation stirred by economic mismanagement all suggesting this will be a year to watch...

Tanzania has been quietly tightening its visa policy for some Africans

QUARTZ AFRICA 12 October 2018 by ABDI LATIF DAHIR It was a continental gathering meant to connect and improve Africa’s tech ecosystem. But as organizers...

Why African leaders must accept China’s billions with caution

STANDARD DIGITAL 13 September 2018 by  Dan Weku The curious development about Kenya’s dalliance with China is the negative public sentiment, especially the apprehensive view that the Chinese are a threat to the economy. But as the tide turned against their seeming dominance and debt diplomacy, African leaders were in Beijing seeking more loans from China. The story...

Report: U.S. to shift military personnel away from Africa: U.S. to shift military personnel away from Africa

AFRICA TIMES 3 September 2018 The United States is reviewing a plan to withdraw nearly all American counterterrorism forces from African countries, the...

African and American military chaplains exchange ideas and experiences during four-day workshop

dvids 30 August 2018 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany.- National Guard Chaplains from states partnered with African militaries, met with their African...

President Buhari says will soon sign up to African free-trade agreement

africanews 12 July 2018 Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday the country will ‘sign up soon’ to a $3 trillion African free-trade...

What Should Africa Now Expect From Trump’s America?

The Premium Times 18 May 2018 …it is quite apropos to now ask: Is there now hope for the continent under Mr. Trump? Well, the American president surprisingly hosted Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, in late April, and he put on his widest smile for the visiting head of state; albeit that is not always a good thing if the charmer is Mr. Trump. In mid-March, whilst...

U.S. President’s Call with Presidents of South Africa and Nigeria

All Africa 17 February 2017 Readout of the U.S. President’s Call with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa President Donald J. Trump spoke this...

Nigeria orders Taiwan unofficial embassy to move out

qz.com Extending a hand. (Reuters/Kenzaburo Fukuhara) Nigeria has ordered Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy, a trade mission, out of the capital...

Nigeria re-states commitment to ICC

Business Day 3 November 2016 The Nigerian government on Thursday said that the country remains a loyal member of the International Criminal Court (ICC),...