Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is ending a busy August marked by thousands of royal pardons, diplomatic gains over Western Sahara, renewed tensions over Ceuta and a series of engagements spanning Africa, the Americas and Asia. King Mohammed VI of Morocco had a busy August, marked by granting over 2,200 royal pardons and celebrating his 63rd…
Algeria has stepped up its military backing for Niger, sending fighter jets, helicopters and other military aircraft to Niamey days after a mutiny threatened the country’s military government and triggered a direct intervention by Russia’s Africa Corps. Algeria has increased its military support for Niger by sending fighter jets, helicopters, and other aircraft after a…
Burkina Faso is seeking direct bilateral talks with Nigeria to review their relationship and discover new areas of collaboration, a move that might help calm diplomatic tensions between Abuja and Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso is seeking direct bilateral talks with Nigeria to strengthen their relationship and explore new collaboration opportunities. Tensions have risen between Nigeria and…
South Africa welcomed almost one million international tourists in July, but arrivals from China and India moved sharply in the opposite direction. South Africa received 991,696 overnight international tourists in July, 12.5% more than a year earlier. Visitors from SADC countries accounted for almost four out of every five tourists. Indian arrivals fell 26.9%, while…
The European Union has formally challenged South African multinational Sappi’s €1.42 billion, approximately $1.66 billion, plan to combine major paper operations with Finland’s UPM. The European Commission has formally raised objections to Sappi and UPM’s proposed €1.42 billion paper joint venture. The regulator fears the transaction could create Europe’s leading communication-paper producer and weaken competition.…
Morocco’s OCP Group is preparing to build America’s first new phosphate-fertiliser plant in more than four decades as part of a proposed investment worth up to $450 million. Morocco’s OCP and American farmer-owned cooperative CHS plan to build a fertiliser plant in Louisiana. The companies expect to invest up to $450 million in a facility…
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces pressure over the Chagos Islands as Mauritius prepares to raise the stalled sovereignty transfer at the United Nations General Assembly next month, according to The Telegraph. Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces renewed pressure from Mauritius and the African Union over the stalled sovereignty transfer of the…
China has dramatically demonstrated its expanding global military reach by deploying advanced combat aircraft across Europe and Africa. In Eastern Europe, the Chinese military has showcased its state-of-the-art Z-20K medium utility assault helicopters right on the borders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the world’s strongest military alliance. China has demonstrated its growing global…
The U.S. has sent more deportees to Eswatini, a small Southern African kingdom, under a highly controversial migration pact. On Thursday, the government of Eswatini announced that it had “received two more third-country nationals deported from the United States” as part of their bilateral agreement. The United States has deported more third-country nationals to Eswatini…
