Egypt has imposed one of the most sweeping emergency energy measures in its modern history, ordering shops, restaurants, and cafes to close by 9 p.m. for the next month as the country’s fuel import bill more than doubles under the strain of a geopolitical crisis it did not choose to join. The government is simultaneously […]
Zambia is edging closer to a historic milestone that would mark its emergence as one of the world’s premier copper superpowers. Annual production is forecast to surpass one million tons within the current cycle — a threshold that would make Zambia only the second African nation after the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach that
Nigerians are bearing the cost of a conflict they have no direct part in. Fuel pump prices across Africa’s largest oil producer have soared by as much as 65 percent in recent weeks, making gasoline more expensive in Nigeria than anywhere else on the continent. The spike, reported across major cities including Lagos, Abuja, and
South Africa has been excluded from the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France this June, in a diplomatic reversal that has sent shockwaves through African political circles. What began as a celebrated invitation — personally extended by French President Emmanuel Macron to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa during last year’s G20 summit
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s military has launched a major disarmament and voluntary repatriation operation targeting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu rebel group that has operated on Congolese soil for three decades — in a campaign that regional observers say could be the best chance in a generation to
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Along a remote stretch of Gabon’s Atlantic coastline, a small band of volunteer eco rangers is waging a quiet but determined battle to protect endangered sea turtles from poachers, climate change, and the relentless encroachment of modern life — with little more than flip-flops, headlamps, and an abiding love for the ocean. A Fragile Sanctuary
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South Africa has been uninvited from the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France, in a move that has sent shockwaves through African diplomatic circles and ignited a fierce debate about the treatment of the continent at the world’s most powerful tables.
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South Africa has been uninvited from the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France, in a move that has sent shockwaves through African diplomatic circles and ignited a fierce debate about the treatment of the continent at the world’s most powerful tables.
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South Africa has been uninvited from the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France, in a move that has sent shockwaves through African diplomatic circles and ignited a fierce debate about the treatment of the continent at the world’s most powerful tables. A Sudden and Unprecedented Decision The disinvitation, confirmed by the Élysée Palace
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# UAE and Saudi Arabia Vie for African Influence as Gulf Rivalry Intensifies The Gulf states are locked in a fierce geopolitical and economic struggle for influence across Africa, with the United Arab Emirates emerging as the continent’s single largest investor while Saudi Arabia scrambles to catch up — and the competition is reshaping the
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Egypt has imposed a business curfew requiring shops, restaurants, and shopping malls to close by 9pm each night for an initial period of one month. On the surface, the measure — announced as part of a package of energy conservation measures — appears administrative. Look deeper, and it exposes a nation in the grip of
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While the guns of the Middle East war boom in the distance, a quieter competition is intensifying across Africa — one fought with investment contracts, port leases, and infrastructure deals rather than missiles. The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are rapidly accelerating their economic footprints on the continent, seizing on regional instability to deepen
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