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Observers expect China to focus on trade and business dealings only in Mali, in line with usual policy of avoiding direct intervention in complex conflicts.

The session of the mediation and security council of the Ecowas had originally been summoned.

Mali reaffirmed its exit "without delay" from West African bloc Ecowas, saying it was not bound by the organisation's one-year timeframe for withdrawal. A few hours later, Burkina Faso and Niger also…

At an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell pledged to support, on behalf of the EU, African countries' demands for more weight and representation in multilateral discussions. (ANSA)

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.

In the wake of Nelson Chamisa's recent resignation from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Zimbabwe is grappling with new political challenges, prompting concerns about the state of…

Investors can breathe a sigh of relief if they have fears that the outcome of November’s US elections may spur a radical shift in the policy of the world’s largest economy towards doing business with Africa.

“The world over, the realisation of value from what you are endowed with must be obtained on the ground. The world must tread carefully and cautiously with that in mind. We are focusing on a continent that is massively endowed with all of the critical minerals. But when you look at the African continent, the poverty is amazing and very embarrassing,” he said.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the man leading Burkina Faso since the September 2022 coup, suggested in a recent interview with Cameroonian journalist Alain

A worldwide erosion of justice and the rule of law is hindering efforts to combat corruption, a report by Transparency International has warned.