African free trade bloc comes into force after Covid delays
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/8eb15eb4-0fb1-11ea-8d44-005056a99247/w:1024/p:16×9/opwk9kpturbxy83zdvmnmnlntcwmteynwrmmmrjoddjymvlnjdjyjgymc5qcgeslqlnaxqawsovagdnavjcw4ghmae.jpg More...
Rwanda: Rwanda Receives 130 African Asylum Seekers From Libya
[East African] Rwanda has received 130 more asylum seekers who were stranded in Libya. They will stay in Rwanda until they are resettled in other countries – mainly in Europe and North America. AllAfrica News: More...
Central African Republic: Touadéra Says Bozizé Still in Country, Stirring Trouble
[New Times] President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday, December 30, told journalists that former President, François Bozizé, who is leading a rebel coalition, has More...
Central African Republic: Election Beset By Problems & Insecurity
[RFI] Challenging presidential and parliamentary elections were held on Sunday in the Central African Republic, where for the last week a coalition of armed groups put pressure on the government in an effort to More...
2020 was a hazardous year for African journalists marked by killings, harassment, arrests, Covid
The year 2020 has proven to be a dangerous year for African journalists, some of whom were killed on assignment while others were killed in custody. Others were harassed while working, arrested while working, More...
Central Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa On Supporting Eccas Position Regarding the Situation in Central African Republic
[Govt of SA] AU Chair supports ECCAS position regarding the situation in Central African Republic AllAfrica News: Central Africa More...
Zimbabwe: Why South African Chief Justice Mogoeng’s Vaccine Comments Are Dangerous
[Zimbabwe Independent] South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is an especially likeable man not least because he has presided over that country’s judiciary with so much aplomb, defied expectations More...
UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ahead of Sunday vote
Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between rebels and More...
Central African Republic: AU Chair Supports Eccas Position Regarding the Situation in CAR
[Govt of SA] African Union Chairperson, His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa wishes to thank the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) for the considered and progressive stance taken regarding More...
Central African Republic: Central African Republic Goes to Polls Despite Violence
[RFI] The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday for presidential and legislative elections that follow a week of turbulence including accusations of an attempted coup and the brief seizure of the country’s More...
