Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term as President of Uganda on May 12, 2026, extending his tenure as head of state to four full decades. The 81-year-old leader, who has governed the East African nation since 1986, won a January election that international observers said was marred by intimidation, violence, and […]
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Families in Zimbabwe are making desperate appeals to both the government in Harare and Russian authorities in Moscow after their loved ones were duped into traveling abroad — only to find themselves fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The revelation has shocked a nation still grappling with economic hardship and political repression, and it is
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Cameroon has uncovered more than 200 illegal artisanal gold mining companies operating across its territory, with more than 95 percent of them owned by foreign nationals, the country’s mines ministry revealed this week. The discovery exposes a vast shadow economy that has drained the nation of gold revenues for years and raises serious questions about
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KIGALI — The message from Africa’s top business leaders to the world’s governments could not have been clearer at the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali: Africa is done being a raw material appendage of other economies, and the continent’s private sector is now driving the change that governments have failed to deliver. Across panel
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WINDHOEK — Off the coast of Namibia, where the cold waters of the South Atlantic teem with fish and the seabed holds reserves of oil, gas, and rare earth minerals, a quiet revolution is taking place. The Namibia Ocean Cluster — launched in early 2026 with support from the World Economic Forum’s Ocean Action Agenda
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ADDIS ABABA — Africa finds itself at the centre of the most intensive global scramble for natural resources in a century — and this time, the continent’s leaders say they are determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Across the continent, governments are rewriting mining laws, demanding local processing, and pushing back against
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NAIROBI — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Nairobi in May 2026 with something he rarely carries to African summits: a credible financial offer. At the inaugural Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted by Kenya’s President William Ruto, Macron unveiled €23 billion ($27 billion) in investment commitments — a figure that dwarfs anything France has tabled for
KIGALI — Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame used his platform at the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali to deliver a sharp and unambiguous message to global powers: Africa will not be bullied into surrendering its mineral wealth. In a rare direct condemnation, Kagame singled out the Trump administration’s campaign of minerals coercion against African nations,
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Ghana evacuates 300 citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks target African migrants. The crisis exposes persistent hostility toward foreign nationals and raises questions about continental solidarity.
Trump administration pivots to minerals diplomacy in the Sahel, engaging military juntas directly on critical minerals access rather than demanding democratic reforms. A controversial but strategic shift.
Madagascar opposition files petition to remove military leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina through the Constitutional Court, setting the stage for a legal confrontation amid ongoing political crisis.
M23 rebels withdraw from key positions in eastern DRC after US diplomatic pressure. The fragile reprieve offers hope but analysts urge caution as the underlying conflict remains unresolved.
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