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AfricaColumnsOpinionOPINION: Mali’s Junta Sees Enemies Everywhere

PilotnewsSeptember 30, 2022

Blaming external actors for the country’s woes accomplishes little for the Malian people. Among the more notably undiplomatic events at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, the remarks of Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga, an appointee of the military junta that seized power over two years ago, stood out. Predictably, France was attacked for alleged “subversive actions,” and criticized for transferring its military forces from Mali to Niger. The same Malian junta had repeatedly criticized...

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AfricaBusinessNewsAfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina says Nigeria needs help with debt burden

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 24, 2022

Nigeria needs help from the international community in tackling its debt burden according to Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). He disclosed this Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum in New York on Thursday. He stated that financing is critical to solving Nigeria’s development challenges. “Financing is critical because the debt to GDP ratio of Africa has increased to 70 percent — several countries are the risk of high debt distress due to...

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AfricaBlogColumnsOPINION: Biden and Ramaphosa Need to Confront Transnational Security Concerns

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2022

The upcoming White House visit presents an opportunity to deepen monitoring and evaluation of bilateral collaboration on defense, intelligence, and law enforcement matters. By Michael Walsh and Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, Guest Contributors Tomorrow, President Biden hosts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House. The leaders will be working to deepen collaboration on a number of bilateral issues, including climate, energy, health, infrastructure, investment, and trade. International criminal networks and transnational security threats are crucial to this...

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AfricaNewsKenya’s Supreme Court Upholds William Ruto’s Presidential Victory

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 5, 2022

The Kenya Supreme Court has upheld the presidential election result that deputy president William Ruto won as the President-elect. Recall that Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headed by Wafula Chebukati had declared Ruto the winner of the 9 April 2022 election. Official results showed that Ruto gained 50.36 per cent of the votes with 7,152,655 votes, narrowly defeating his rival, Raila Odinga, a former prime minister, who polled 48.85 per cent of the votes cast,...

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AfricaNewsNigeria, Cameroon to Seek Judgment Clarification Over Bakassi Peninsula

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 28, 2022

Nigeria and Cameroon have agreed to return to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to seek clarification of some ambiguities in a ruling over possession of the Bakassi Peninsula This was disclosed in a ommuniqué issued at the end of the 24th session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC), the two countries pledged to collaborate closely to promote the development of cross-border infrastructure projects. The communiqué also added that the mixed commission recommended that the...

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AfricaNewsPolitics‘Hustler-in-Chief’ William Ruto Emerges the Fifth President of Kenya

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 16, 2022

William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election, defeating his rival Raila Odinga, promising to move the country forward. Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) headed by Wafula Chebukati announced the final results of the tightly contested presidential election on Monday, in accordance with Kenya’s electoral laws. The declaration came after the violence at the National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi broke out after poll results were...

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AfricaNewsNiger Republic Confers Highest National Award on Dangote, Five Others

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 5, 2022

President Mohammed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger has conferred national honours on six Nigerians. They include the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Governors Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and Mohammed Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State. Others are the Senior Special Assistant (Household and Domestic Affairs) to the President, Sarki Abba; the State Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure and the President of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabi’u. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior...

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AfricaEconomyZimbabwe Launches Gold Coins To Combat Inflation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 26, 2022

Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to control the soaring inflation that has considerably weakened the local currency. The unprecedented move was announced on Monday by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). RBZ announced on Monday, 4 July 2022 that it plans to sell gold coins to the public from July 25 as a store of value to stabilise the nation’s tumbling currency...

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AfricaNewsPoliticsPaul Kagame ‘Considers’ Ruling Rwanda For Another 20 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 10, 2022

Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, has said he would consider remaining in office for another 20 years. Kagame, who modified the Rwandan constitution in 2015, allowing him to remain in office till 2034, made this known in a recent interview with France 24. “I would consider running for another 20 years. I have no problem with that. Elections are about people choosing,” he responded when asked if he would seek re-election in 2024. His decision...

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AfricaBlogColumnsOpinionMozambique’s Reversal of Fortune

PilotnewsJune 26, 2022

Mozambique is at a moment of peak international leverage, but faces significant domestic challenges. Just a year ago, the news from Mozambique was rather glum. The security crisis in the northern region of Cabo Delgado had displaced hundreds of thousands of people, created a humanitarian crisis, prompted regional alarm about the potential for extremists to export insecurity to Mozambique’s neighbors, and even led French oil giant Total to declare force majeure on its massive natural gas investment...

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