Russia plans to increase funding in 2026 for the mechanism supporting the development of new international logistics routes, including those to African countries. This was announced by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov on the sidelines of the "Russian Industrialist" forum in St. Petersburg. "Yes, for the coming year, we a...
Côte d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has scheduled elections for the National Assembly (the parliament's lower house) for December 27. This was announced by CEI President Ibrahime Coulibaly Kuibiert during a press conference. "Based on the proposal from the Independent Electoral Commission, the President of the Republic has ...
The rebel "March 23 Movement" (M23) has described French President Emmanuel Macron's statement about the imminent resumption of operations at Goma Airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as "untimely." The airport was closed following the city's capture by rebels. This is stated in a communiqué published on the social networ...
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have signed five cooperation agreements, including a visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports. The announcement was made by the Senegalese presidential administration following the meeting of the two heads of state in Kigali. The leaders...
President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, has called on citizens to participate in the country's industrialization and announced the creation of a program to provide opportunities for specialists in various fields of science and technology, according to a statement from the presidential office. "Industrialization is the paramount path to our...
The President of Cameroon's Electoral Commission (ELECAM), Enow Abrams Egbe, approved the composition of the National Commission for the Final Tabulation of Votes for the presidential election on October 15. The corresponding decree was published by the electoral body on October 17. The commission includes members of ELECAM, government offici...
India and Togo plan to enhance their cooperation through cultural exchanges involving artists from both nations. This initiative is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, according to the portal Togo First. As stated by the Indian Ambassador to Togo, Shri Syed Razi, the parties intend to add a "new dimension" to their relationship by inc...
The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, met with Togolese Minister of State and Chairman of the Ministerial Council, Faure Gnassingbé, during his visit to Togo. On behalf of the United Nations, the diplomat commended Gnassingbé's peacekeeping activities in his role as a mediator for the African Union (A...
The Kenyan Parliament has passed a bill to regulate digital assets, including cryptocurrency, aiming to stimulate investment. The announcement was made by Kuria Kimani, Chairperson of the Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly, on October 13, as reported by Reuters. According to Kimani, the Virtual Asset Service Prov...
Algeria's state-owned energy company Sonatrach has signed a $5.4 billion oil and gas contract with Saudi corporation Midad Energy, as reported by the television channel Ennahar Online. Midad Energy will conduct exploration and production of oil and gas in Algeria's Illizi Basin. The contract is set for a duration of 30 years, with an option t...
Pope Leo XIV received the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, at the Vatican, according to a statement from the Holy See's press office. During the meeting, Embaló acknowledged the contributions of the Catholic Church to the development of healthcare and education in Guinea-Bissau. The parties also discussed the political, socia...
The third National Sport Fishing Championship concluded in Burkina Faso's Bazèga Province. The event's organizers provided the details to the "African Initiative." The competition was won by local resident Bonkoungou Lazare, with second place going to Vanga Célestin. The youngest participant, 12-year-old Congo Bassité, rounded out the top thr...
The BRICS organization could play a pivotal role in developing the digital economy across the African continent, according to South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, in a statement to TASS. "Africa is interested in BRICS fulfilling the task of expanding high-speed internet access... not only in BRICS...
Kenyan President William Ruto has expressed confidence in concluding a trade agreement with the United States before the end of 2025. In an interview with Reuters, he also stated his intention to urge Washington to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for a minimum of five years. "I will be asking the US to seriously consider ...
The Netherlands is close to finalizing an agreement with Uganda to send asylum seekers to the East African country, according to sources cited by the Dutch outlet RTL Nieuws. The proposed plan would involve migrants who have been denied asylum in the Kingdom being sent to Uganda, where they would await return to their countries of origin. Dut...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and U.S. State Department Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met to discuss "the African nation's role in promoting peace and regional stability." Boulos announced the talks in a social media post. During the negotiations in Addis Ababa, the parties reviewed Ethiopia's engagement with neighboring state...
The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Giorgos Gerapetritis, and of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), Taher Salem al-Baour, held talks on September 17 concerning the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the two countries in the Mediterranean Sea. The meeting was announced on the website of the Greek Ministry of Foreig...
A chef from Nigeria has entered the Guinness Book of Records for cooking nearly 9 tons of jollof rice, the national dish. The record was officially confirmed on September 15 in Lagos, as reported by RFI. The cooking process took approximately nine hours. The massive dish included 4,000 kg of rice, 500 boxes of tomatoes, 600 kg of onions, 168 ...
Rodrigue Malanda-Samba, a political adviser to the President of the Republic of Congo, met with emigrants in Paris, as reported by the Agence congolaise d'information. He called on expatriates who fear potential persecution for political activism to return to their homeland and express their position through the electoral process. "The constr...
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held talks with the Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Colonel General Khaled Haftar, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Belousov noted that the negotiations were a follow-up to the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and LNA Commander Marshal Khalifa Haftar, which took ...
