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Mozambique has officially started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the country's north which is plagued by jihadist attacks. President Filipe Nyusi made the announcement, it is the first shipment of gas under a long-term…

Arab leaders gathered in the Algerian capital for their first summit since a string of normalisation deals with Israel that have divided the region. Since the last Arab League summit in 2019, several members of the 22-member bloc for…

Angolan President Joao Lourenço delivered his first speech before the National Assembly since his re-election admitting to devoting all his strength and attention to the search for the best conditions for the population. The speech comes…

The first African Elephant Summit came to a close on Thursday, in Hwange, northern Zimbabwe. Harare and some of its neighbours in southern Africa, Japan and China -two large consumer markets of elephant tusk- gathered in a bid to develop…

Africa is growing exponentially in terms of internet connectivity but at the same time lags behind on cybersecurity. This is a major concern and was the main theme during the first Africa’s cybersecurity summit organized in Togo’s…

After five years and several false starts, the Dakar Regional Express Train was on Monday 27th December opened to passengers. The first train took off at 14 15 for the inaugural trip between Darkar and Diaminiado. Though it had been…

Mozambique is on the verge of securing the first loan in five years from the International Monetary Funds. The IMF stated that “discussions will begin next year on an extended credit facility, the first since it suspended the southern…

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was expected in Kenya on Monday as he begins his first visit to Africa as Washington's top diplomat. Blinken will also travel to Nigeria before ending his trip in Senegal later this week. In Nairobi,…

An albino activist was sworn in to Malawi's parliament, a first in a country where people with albinism have suffered discrimination and killings. Overstone Kondowe won a by-election last month in central Malawi, a milestone after years…

The former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo attended a launch event of a political movement to support her, a step further towards creating her own political party for the 2025 presidential election. She emphasized her "vision of a…