Rwanda has completed the reintegration of 214 individuals linked to armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — including suspected members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) — in one of the most significant voluntary return programs in the Great Lakes region in recent years. The group crossed into […]
Cameroon is moving ahead with a constitutional amendment that would reintroduce the position of Vice President — a dramatic structural shift that analysts say is designed to ease succession as President Paul Biya approaches his 93rd birthday. The bill, tabled in the National Assembly, proposes that the President and Vice President be elected together as
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, historically associated with oil fields stretching to the horizon, is running an acquisition campaign in Africa that would be the envy of any global mining major. At stake are not gold deposits or copper veins alone, but the precise minerals — cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese, rare earth elements — that
South Africa’s National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has been charged with corruption and fraud in connection with a $20 million procurement scandal involving a state health contract, the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) announced this week. Masemola, who assumed the top police role in 2023, is accused of facilitating the award of a health sector
South Africa’s Top Cop to Appear in Court Over $20 Million Corruption Scandal South Africa’s National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has been summoned to appear in court next month alongside a dozen senior officers, over a murky R370 million ($20 million) health tender that has sent shockwaves through the country’s law enforcement establishment. Prosecutors
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Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Push Into Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector At January’s Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman delivered a statement that crystallised the kingdom’s strategic rethink: “Oil is no longer the energy security challenge — it’s going to be gas, electricity and predominantly minerals.” It was a revealing
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When Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) quietly acquired a 12 percent stake in a Congolese cobalt refiner last year, few outside the mining trade press noticed. But in industry corridors from Johannesburg to Nairobi, the move was read as something significant: the clearest signal yet that Riyadh is pursuing a deliberate, long-term strategy to
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Senegal has announced sweeping reforms to its gold mining sector, raising royalties from 3% to 5% and introducing binding local content rules in the most significant overhaul of its extractive industry since 2016.
Senegal’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation that criminalizes homosexuality, same-sex relations, and what the law terms ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ creating offences punishable by prison terms of up to 10 years. The vote, which passed with support from across the political spectrum including both the ruling Pastef party and the main opposition coalitions, marks a
Mali’s military junta has officially severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of supporting armed terrorist groups operating within Malian territory. The announcement, made through state television, marks a dramatic escalation in the deteriorating relationship between Bamako and Kyiv, and underscores the deepening alignment of the Sahel state with Moscow. The break in relations follows
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Senegal’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to tighten legislation targeting same-sex sexual relations, approving a law that doubles the existing penalty to a maximum of 10 years imprisonment — one of the harshest such measures on the African continent. The legislation, which passed with support from across the political spectrum, has drawn sharp condemnation from international
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Kenya, once celebrated as East Africa’s pioneer in electric mobility, is now falling behind Ethiopia and Rwanda as the two neighbours surge ahead with stronger government incentives and bold infrastructure investments.
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