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Robbers on land are thieves, but thieves of the seas are called pirates. From the earliest ancient Mediterranean ‘Sea Peoples,’ Illyrians and Tyrrhenians, to the famous pirates of the Caribbean and Black Beard, pirates were impoverished,...
The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project has reached a significant milestone with the commencement of initial topographic studies along the Morocco-Mauritania-Senegal axis. The Moroccan engineering and topography firm Etafat announced the start of these investigations, which are...
Last Tuesday, Zimbabwe introduced a new currency in the form of banknotes and coins — the ‘Zim Gold’ or ZiG — replacing the “worthless” RTGS dollar. Backed by $575 million worth of hard assets, the Zig...
One of the states of Sudan, North Dafur, is facing an attack from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies, who are fighting the Sundanese Armed Forces (SAF) in their country’s civil war. The fighting...
30 years ago, 179 governments assembled in Cairo Egypt for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), where Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was recognized as a violation of human rights. Following the commencement, various countries...
In a highly anticipated address to the Senegalese press, President Macky Sall refrains from setting an official date for the presidential election, previously scheduled for February 25. Despite announcing a delay, he assures that his term...
In a recent development, Emmanuel Macron is set to discuss a constitutional reform eliminating the right to citizenship by birth in Mayotte, a French overseas department. This move has triggered widespread discontent, with the population expressing...
On January 24, 2024, a tragic incident occurred in Mali’s Koulikoro region, where a tunnel collapse took the lives of at least 40 workers at a gold mine. While initial estimates suggested a toll of over...
In the heart of Africa, a powerful transformation is unfolding—one that transcends the boundaries of tradition and paves the way for equality. Imagine a continent where women, once confined by societal norms, are now emerging as...
The Central African Republic (CAR), located in Central Africa, continues to grapple with persistent violence due to the presence of various rebel groups and criminal gangs. A recent tragic event spotlighted this precarious situation: on December...
