Daily Archives: 2nd August 2026

A series of developments over the past week has revealed a deepening partnership between the United States and Morocco over Western Sahara, with infrastructure, clean energy and diplomacy converging around one of Africa’s most contested territories. The United States and Morocco are deepening their partnership over Western Sahara, focusing on infrastructure, clean energy, and diplomacy.…

Travellers from 30 African countries are set to face tougher financial requirements when applying for U.S. business and tourist visas after Washington permanently adopted its controversial visa bond program, exactly 12 months after it was introduced on a trial basis. The U.S. has made its controversial visa bond program permanent, requiring certain B-1 and B-2…

For over twenty years, China has stood as one of Africa’s main foreign investors, paying for roads, rail lines, ports, power stations, and mines across the region. Lately, however, a quiet change has begun. Some of India’s richest people are growing their work in Africa, putting billions into areas like mining, mobile phones, factories, and…