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Africa’s ageing leaders: succession race in Cameroon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea could destabilise the region

YoopyaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 20240617

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 82 and has been in power for 45 years. Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, 79, has held on to power...

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Who is Freeman Mbowe? Why Tanzania’s ruling party is targeting the opposition leader

YoopyaOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 8, 2024October 8, 20240440

Tanzania’s opposition leaders have recently been the target of government crackdowns against political dissent. A planned march in late September 2024 to protest against the abduction and murder of...

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Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices are

YoopyaOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 8, 2024October 8, 20240502

In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most...

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Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms

YoopyaOctober 6, 2024October 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2024October 6, 20240484

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide,...

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African Development Bank and USAID Sign $600 million Landmark Regional Development Agreement for the Sahel

YoopyaOctober 3, 2024October 3, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 3, 2024October 3, 20240409

The African Development Bank Group and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a landmark Regional Development Objective Agreement (RDOAG) to strengthen...

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Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

YoopyaSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 20240515

Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the...

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Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why

YoopyaSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 20240388

Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially...

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Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 20240573

Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name...

Business Finance

Exclusive: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to visit Africa in growth push

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2024September 18, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2024September 18, 20240439

NAIROBI/NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) CEO Jamie Dimon plans to travel to Africa in mid-October in a push by the biggest U.S....

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Mali says capital under control after insurgent attack

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 20240446

BAMAKO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Mali said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and other...