After coup in Burkina Faso, protesters turn to Russia for help
•Fed up with the failure of their government, and France, to stop the violence caused by militants, some citizens now…
Infographic: Africa’s shifting trade ties from France to China
By The ChinaAfrica Project The German consumer data service Statista published an interesting map on Tuesday that visualizes Africa’s two-decade-long…
UAE lifts travel ban on Nigeria
Paschal Okeke United Arab Emirates authorities have lifted the ban it placed on inbound flights from Nigeria and 11 other…
Burkina Faso: Who is Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the man at the head of the junta?
Burkina Faso military leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo
Belarus: Cyber upstart, or Russian staging ground?
Russian Putin and Belarusian President
Sahel: Mali, Denmark disagree on military presence
•Junta orders Denmark to withdraw troops ‘immediately’ from Sahel region •Denmark says its troops are in Mali on basis of…
Nigeria, India make commitments to scale up economic ties
Nigerian and Indian flags
Gates Foundation Appoints new Board of Trustees
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it had appointed Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, London School…