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Egypt’s President Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday stressed the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Cairo.
“I reiterate unequivocally…
Algeria announces closure of Airspace to Mali
Algeria announced on Monday the closure of its airspace to flights to Mali amid escalating tensions following the downing of a drone near their shared border. On Sunday, Mali accused Algeria of sponsoring and exporting terrorism…
Libya Seeks Foreign Investors for Oil Expansion
Libya has announced that it is offering 22 areas for oil exploration and development in its first bidding round in over 17 years.
This was disclosed by oil officials on Monday. The new round, launched on March 3, will feature production…
ECOWAS Envoy Calls For Peace To Boost Africa’s Growth
The Permanent Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Afolabi Oke has urged African leaders to maintain peace and stability as a foundation for sustained economic development across the continent.
Ambassador Oke explained that…
Libya Devalues Currency For First Time In Four Years
Libya's central bank announced a 13.3% devaluation of the country's dinar currency on Sunday, setting the exchange rate at 5.5677 to the U.S. dollar effective immediately.
This is the first official devaluation since the bank agreed to a…
DR Congo, M23 Rebels To Hold Direct Talks
Ahead of the first direct talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels, the African Union has endorsed the appointment of Faure Gnassingbé as the new mediator.
The Togolese president will replace his Angolan counterpart,…
France, Algeria Pursue Talks To Mend Strained Relations
France and Algeria resume diplomatic talks on Sunday in a sign of a possible thawing of tensions from strained relations between the two countries.
This follows months of fighting that have hurt Paris’ economic interests in its former…
Tunisia Dismantles Sub-Saharan Migrant Camps
Tunisian authorities have dismantled makeshift camps housing 7,000 sub-Saharan African migrants and begun forcibly deporting some of them on Saturday as the country grapples with an unprecedented migrant crisis. A senior official said.…
Deportation Dispute: US Cancels Visas For South Sudanese
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US.
Rubio,…
Governor Soludo Wins Anambra APGA Guber Primary
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been unanimously confirmed as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) sole candidate for the upcoming November 8, 2025 gubernatorial election.
The decision was made during a…