France hosts summit on Mali, considers troops withdrawal
•Belgium excludes deployment of troops to Mali for now By Sylvie Corbet France is hosting a summit on Wednesday devoted…
Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more
By Muhammad Dan Suleiman and Hakeem Onapajo West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed…
Africa’s ties with Europe should be shaped by African Agency
By Niall Duggan, Toni Haastrup, and Luis Mah The sixth leaders’ summit between the African Union and European Union will finally take…
Mapping Africa’s natural resources
•Nearly half the world’s gold and one-third of all minerals are in Africa. Here’s a look at the resources African…
Tunisia faces national bankruptcy
By Nosmot Gbadamosi Tunisia, hailed as the last bastion of Arab Spring democracy, is teetering toward national bankruptcy. State salaries…
Akunna Cook visits Nigeria, three others to drive US investment in fast-growing sectors
Godsgift Onyedinefu Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Akunna Cook and Prosper Africa Acting Chief Operating Officer Leslie Marbury will travel…
‘90% of fishing vessels operating in Ghana owned by Chinese companies’
•Large number Of Chinese-owned vessels are robbing Ghana of fish By ADF Staff A three-month investigation by the Environmental Justice…
White Malice: how the CIA strangled African independence at birth
By Henning Melber Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of…
African Union adopts Swahili as an official working language
By John Wanjohi Swahili has been adopted as an official working language for the African Union (AU). The African Union’s heads…
Trade between Africa and China reached an all-time high in 2021
By Carlos Mureithi Trade between Africa and China rose to a record high last year, according to recently released data by China’s customs…