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During his landmark visit to DRC, King Philippe of Belgium adressed congolese students at the Lubumbashi university in the south east. The monarch encouraged the youth of one of the major universities of the former belgian colony to look to the future and take advantage of their country’s hidden wealth “We are very honoured to receive the King of Belgium in… Read More

Clashes between two militias took place in Libya’s capital on Friday night. The interim government in Tripoli published a video of what is said to be a call from the Prime minister, Abdulhamid Dbeibah to a police Brigade after asking them to remove civilians from the dangerous area. According to a security source, the intense fighting erupted near Tripoli’s Souk el-Tlath… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Palestinians swim in the Mediterranean sea off a beach in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as students start their summer vacation. “The sea is our only outlet here in the Gaza Strip,” says 65-year-old Farid Naeem. “Last year, coming to the beach was not an option; there was an atmosphere of war,” says… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago At the ‘Small is Beautiful’ exhibition in London, visitors must lean or squat to appreciate every detail of the 143 miniatures made by 33 local and international artists. With paper folds displayed on the walls, figurine under glass bell of Greta Thunberg, replicas of buildings, the possibilities offered by the miniature format seem endless and… Read More

The UK’s controversial plan to deport migrants to Rwanda goes ahead despite an emergency bid by NGOs. A British judge rejected on Friday to ground a flight due to take 30 asylum-seekers to Rwanda next week. This deportation flight was arranged after an agreement with the east African country’s ruling politicians was made last April. British charities including Care4Calais and Detention Action… Read More

The lack of infrastructure is the main obstacle to intra-African trade. Advances in areas like the Pan African Payment and Settlement System do not hide, however, the need for more and better connections for goods to cross borders and the development of the African Continental Free Trade Area. _”Despite the great effort that has been made, the African integration is very… Read More

Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, threatened Friday to expel the French ambassador over a row triggered by a corruption case in Paris. A top French court last year upheld a three-year suspended term against Obiang over property bought in France with funds suspected to have come from plundered state assets. The decision opened the way to confiscating… Read More

Rwanda’s ministry of Defence says DRC fired two rockets into the western part of its country, on Friday, causing no casualties but terrifying the population at the border. In its statement, the ministry says it is the third such attack since March. Tensions between the two central african countries have been on the rise as Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of… Read More

Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group has met with the country’s generals for the first time since last year’s military coup, the U.S. Embassy said Friday (June 10). This could signify a breakthrough in attempts to bring the East African nation back on track toward a democratic transition. The meeting held late Thursday in the capital, Khartoum, brought the Forces for the… Read More

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum on a visit to the west of the country to meet displaced persons has reaffirmed his commitment to the anti terrorism fight. Bazoum on Thursday visited displaced persons in the Tera region; tri-border area (Burkina Faso-Mali-Niger) which is under pressure from jihadists. Some 13,500 people are displaced in Tera whose proximity to Mali and Burkina Faso,… Read More