March 03, 2023
Africa: France, NGOs Pledge 100m Euro to Protect World's Tropical Forests
President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and two non-profits would contribute 100 million euros to an "action plan" for preserving the world's tropical forests. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Africa: Macron Vows Era of French Interference in Africa Is Over
The era of French interference in African affairs is "well over", President Emmanuel Macron said in Gabon on Thursday during his four-nation tour of central Africa. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: French Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against TotalEnergies Pipeline in Africa
A French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: France Plans 'Noticeable Reduction' of Troops in Africa - But Plans More Training
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday a "noticeable reduction" of France's troop presence in Africa following a withdrawal from Mali and Burkina Faso after years fighting… Read more »
Africa: Macron to Outline Revamped Africa Strategy Ahead of Four-Nation Tour
President Emmanuel Macron is to lay out on Monday France's revamped political and military strategy for Africa, two days ahead of a tour of central African countries, as Paris… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Africa: Meet the African Comic Book Heroes Taking the World By Storm
The African presence in the world of comic books and graphic novels is sparse, but Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet is changing that. Thanks to her characters Aya and Akissi, both… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Africa: South Africa Risks U.S. Ire By Staging Naval Exercises With China and Russia
In a controversial move that has strained its relationships with the EU and the US, South Africa will host naval exercises off its eastern coast with Chinese and Russian ships. The… Read more »
February 04, 2023
Africa: Russian Wagner Group Battles French 'Zombies' in Africa Propaganda Campaign
Video cartoons circulating on social media have shed light on a Russian propaganda campaign aimed at sapping France's influence among its African allies, analysts say. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Total's Contested Oil Projects in Africa - the Case of Uganda and Tanzania
In the Lake Albert region, in northwestern Uganda, TotalEnergies plans to extract large quantities of oil buried deep in the ground. Work has already started. Backhoe loaders are… Read more »
Africa: Stop Choking Africa, Pope Says During DR Congo Service
Presiding over a Mass in the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged the nation's people to forgive those who have harmed them and denounced the "poison of… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: CHAN 2023 Set for Mouth-Watering Quarter-Finals
The replacement of Morocco is more open than ever as of the eight teams present in the quarter-finals in the last edition, none qualified this time for the second round. Niger was… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Africa: Germany Offers to Return 1,000 Human Skulls to Former East African Colonies
Berlin's museum authority announced this week that it was ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former colony of German East Africa, after studying the remains to… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Africa: French Former President Hollande Labels Wagner 'Neo-Colonials'
France's former president François Hollande has questioned the role of the Russian paramilitary outfit Wagner in the fight against jihadists in Mali - branding the group… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Africa: Africa's Top Cinema Event Announces Strong Lineup for Competition
From Angola to Senegal, no fewer than 15 feature-length movies have been nominated for the top prize in next month's Fespaco pan-African film and television festival, held in… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Africa: China Calls for More African Representation in International Bodies
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has said Africa should have a greater voice in the UN Security Council and other international bodies, something the continent's leaders have long… Read more »
December 25, 2022
Africa: African Biennale of Photography in Mali Defends Culture Despite Difficulties
Despite a security crisis in the West Africa and Sahel regions, Covid-19, and diplomatic tensions with France, organisers of the African Biennale of Photography have managed to put… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: UK High Court Set to Rule On Legality of Migrant Deportation to Rwanda
Judges at Britain's High Court are set to rule on whether the UK government's controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal. Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Africans As U.S. Warns of 'Destabilizing' China, Russia
The United States warned Tuesday that China and Russia were destabilizing Africa with their growing inroads as it rolled out the red carpet to the continent's leaders and pledged… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: U.S. Commits $55 Billion to Africa Over Next Three Years - White House
The White House said Monday ahead of the US-Africa Leaders summit that it is pledging $55 billion in economic, health and security support for Africa over the next three years. Read more »
December 04, 2022
Africa: Africa's Harissa, Raï and Kalela Win UNESCO Heritage Status
Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco's raï music and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected on Thursday to join Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Africa: EU Ministers Seek to Resolve Feud Over Illegal Mediterranean Migrants
European interior ministers have held emergency talks on migration in the wake of a dispute between Paris and Rome over how to handle the thousands who continue to attempt to cross… Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: African Union Should Have a Seat At the G20 Table, France Insists
French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders gathering in Bali that Paris "supports the full and complete integration of the African Union into the G20", in the same way as… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Africa: President Macron Unveils New Africa Military Strategy As Operation Barkhane Ends
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the end of its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Tigray Peace Talks Continue in South Africa
Peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebel authorities in Tigray have been extended into this week. The talks are aimed at finding a resolution to the two-year conflict… Read more »