African leaders share their vision for an integrated continent

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The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019/...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies at 61

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Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan announces death of 61-year-old after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died, the...

Opinion Piece: With simple, fact-informed hygiene measures, Africa can slow COVID-19 spread

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For countries in Africa and other areas where health resources are limited, a little-understood pandemic such as COVID-19 is a challenge that requires a...

US-Africa Leaders Summit: Biden Gets Serious on Africa?

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By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh US President Biden and his administration are set to renew their commitments and hold discussions relating to the global economy, democracy and...

Ethiopia is prepared to defend itself against Egypt over Renaissance Dam: military chief

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The Blue Nile river flows near the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa, Ethiopia, on June 28, 2013.ELIAS ASMARE/AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia...

How Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has engineered constitutional changes that could see him rule for life. Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE
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For a period of time between 1986 and the early 2000s Uganda was considered to be a country committed to democratic reform. But in...

Coronavirus – Africa: World Health Organization (WHO) urges African countries to scale up COVID-19 response

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The African region is witnessing a rapid rise in the number of reported confirmed COVID-19 cases BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), March 26, 2020/ --...

Africa and the new world order between the United States and China

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By Giancarlo Elia Valori The US strategy towards Africa – announced by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during his recent visit to South...

Kenyatta and Odinga’s pact has led to a new elite alliance. Why it won’t last

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with the opposition leader Raila Odinga in March, 2018 Simon Maina/AFP via GettyImages On March 9, 2018 Kenya’s President...

Economic ‘game changer’? African leaders launch free-trade zone

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signs an agreement ahead of the lauching of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), during African Union summit in Niamey, Niger July 7, 2019. Nigeria Presidency/Handout via Reuters
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NIAMEY - African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone on Sunday that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic...