CBS | Johannesburg — A German foreign ministry quip about leopards and an African tour by Russia’s top diplomat has sparked a cool response on the continent, ranging from bewilderment to accusations of insensitivity. On Wednesday, Germany said it would deliver 14 of its top-of-the-line Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, …
Read More »Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Equatorial Guinea president’s son arrested over plane’s sale
BBC | Equatorial Guinea’s vice-president personally ordered the arrest of his half-brother over allegations he sold a plane owned by the state airline, a government statement says. Both the vice-president and his half-brother are sons of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. He is the world’s longest-serving president after 43 years …
Read More »Création d’une bourse du cacao en Afrique: de nombreux défis restent à relever
RFI | Lors d’une session extraordinaire de l’Organisation internationale du cacao, qui s’est tenue le 8 décembre à Montpellier, producteurs et acheteurs se sont mis d’accord pour lancer des études sur la possibilité de créer une bourse du cacao en Afrique. Aujourd’hui, les cours du cacao sont décidés à Londres ou …
Read More »Cameroon Lawmakers Have High Hopes for US-Africa Leaders Summit
VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Cameroon lawmakers say they have high expectations from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that begins Tuesday in Washington. The lawmakers hope the U.S. will agree to prosecute more than 200 leaders of the western Cameroon separatist movement currently living in the United States. Emmanuel Nsahlai, an …
Read More »Sadio Mane expected to miss FIFA World Cup 2022 after Bayern Munich injury, per report
CBS | 30-year-old forced off with tendon issue vs. Werder Bremen on Tuesday and will be out for weeks Senegal’s FIFA World Cup hopes might have been dealt a hammer blow with L’Equipe reporting that star man Sadio Mane will miss the tournament in Qatar through injury. According to the …
Read More »Closure of Equatorial Guinea’s borders impacts Cameroonian traders | + video
Africanews | Cameroonian traders living on the border with Equatorial Guinea are “suffering a lot” since the closure of Equatorial-Guinean land borders in preparation for the presidential campaign that will begin on November 3 in this small Central African country. On October 25, Vice President Teodorin Nguema Obiang justified this …
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