Pressured by US, France rescinds its invitation to South Africa for G7 summit
Ever since South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its US-funded genocide in Gaza, the US has turned hostile against the country.
Communist party of Swaziland calls for protests against visit by Taiwanese president
Propping up Africa’s last absolute monarchy in the southern African country of Swaziland, Taiwan, in turn, exploits cheap Swazi labor, especially women laboring in the textile sector in which Taiwanese capital is heavily invested.
Sudan war spillover kills 17 more civilians in Chad
After a drone originating from the war-torn Sudan struck a Chadian town, the Chadian government shut its border and ordered military retaliation against any future attacks.
Mali delivers 33 million dollars of mining revenue to local communities
Combining limited nationalization with conditional foreign ownership amid the rally in gold prices, Mali has generated substantial mining revenue – channeled back to communities through the Local Mining Development Fund.
Niger’s Foreign Ministry summoned European envoy to protest “interference in its internal affairs”
Within hours after the European Parliament adopted a resolution demanding the “immediate and unconditional release” of Niger’s ousted, France-backed former president Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerien government reiterated that it “will not accept any directive” from Europe.
Burkina Faso launches Five-Year plan
About two-thirds of the 64 billion will be raised domestically from the revenues generated by state-owned enterprises and through citizen shareholding programs.
Case against Kenyan communist leader Booker Omole already unraveling
Withdrawing from the case, the complainant and the key witness named in the chargesheet has accused the police of fabricating charges and weaponizing the criminal justice system.
178 killed in massacre as South Sudan slides back toward civil war
The massacre in Abiemnom County follows the unravelling of the 2018 peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and his former vice president Riek Machar last year, dragging the world’s youngest republic back toward civil war.