China Gives AU $2m for Capacity Building Efforts
The African Union Commission, AUC, on Wednesday confirmed receipt of two million dollars from the Chinese government. The amount was handed over via a cheque from the Ambassador of China to the AU, Liu...
Egypt’s Parliament Votes to Expand Sisi’s Powers
Egypt's Parliament has approved constitutional changes that will allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to tighten his grip on government and stay in power until 2030, as authorities block a growing online petition against the...
Trump Backed Libyan Strongman’s Attack on Tripoli, U.S. Officials Say
President Donald Trump indicated in a phone call with Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar last week that the U.S. supported an assault on the country’s capital to depose its United Nations-backed government, according to American...
Rwanda Inaugurates Chinese-Built Administrative Office Complex
The Rwandan government on Monday inaugurated its new, Chinese-built administrative office complex in the capital, Kigali. The $27 million multi-story complex, with about 16,000 square meters of floor space and funded by China, will...
Sudan in Transition: Two Broad Factors that Will Determine What Happens Now
Sudan’s courageous protesters have already forced incredible change since 6 April. The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has been dissolved. President Omar al-Bashir is now confined to Kober Central prison. And his short-lived successor...
Egypt Signs $3 Billion Loan Deal with Chinese Commercial Bank to Build Business Zone...
Egypt signed on Sunday a $3 billion loan with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to design and establish a central business zone in the New Administrative Capital (NAC). Minister of Housing...
US Has Announced that It Is on The Side of The Sudanese Activists
The US government has announced that it is on the side of the army complex, including the Ministry of Defense in Khartoum, against the use of force on thousands of protesters who demand the...
Kenyatta Meets Chinese President Over $3.6 bn Loan
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta again on Thursday. President Kenyatta is in Beijing to attend the Second Forum for Belt and Road Initiative, a high-level global meeting on China’s...
African Leaders Attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
In this week, some African leaders went to Beijing to attend BRI forum between April 25 27. Besides the forum, some leaders had negotiated private with Xi Jinping like the presidents of the Kenyan...
To Stop the Rot in South Africa, Back Cyril Ramaphosa
Since the days of Nelson Mandela, one of the most effective slogans of the African National Congress (anc), South Africa’s ruling party, has been “a better life for all”. The contrast with the old...
