Link to article: https://www.africaoilandpower.com/2021/02/25/mozambique-leverages-strategic-position-to-fuel-lng-growth/ The International Energy Agency (IAE) expects the demand for natural gas to recover from the decrease it suffered as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. This expected economic flourishing offers Mozambique the chance to become a powerful Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exporter because Mozambique has recently discovered large reserves of natural gas within the country. Mozambique… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/24/ghana-shuts-down-lgbt-office-rights-group Ghana security forces raided and shut down the office of an LGBTQ rights group in the capital. Gay sex is a criminal offence in the West African country and members of the LGBTQ community face widespread discrimination. The LGBTQ group’s director, Alex Donkor, told the AFP news agency that closing the centre was against human rights…. Read more »
Link to Article https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076946.html Nigeria has been seeing a lot of kidnapping for ransom over the past couple of months, and the abducting of the school girls is not the first case. In December 2020, more than 344 boys were taken by gunmen and later released after negotiations allegedly between parents and the abductors. And a little more than a… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.theafricareport.com/68617/rwandan-farmers-take-advantage-of-chinese-opportunities/ With relations between China and Rwanda starting in 2018, many Rwandan farmers have been benefited tremendously by the new trade. Diego Twahirwa, a chilli farmer in Rwanda, has been exporting his produce to China since 2019. Twahirwa signed a life-changing agreement worth $100m with China’s Chinese GK International Enterprises to supply 50,000tn of chilli annually for… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202102220806.html Similar to most countries, South Africa’s economy has seen the devastating effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. South African officials have recently talked about the reorganization plan for their economy once the pandemic ends. it includes solutions to the large unemployment numbers, and inequality in South Africa. This is a nine month project aiming to reduce the amount… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/02/335003/morocco-senegal-want-to-strengthen-economic-partnership/ Early February 2021, the economic social and environmental council (CESE) of Senegal invited the CESE of Morocco to discuss cooperation between the two countries. Senegal reached out to Morocco because it hopes to strengthen its economic ties with the country. Officials from both countries have publicly discussed their desire to strengthen bilateral ties. The two countries… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/un-chief-car-peacekeeping-force-needs-3700-reinforcements Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, recommends that the UN peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR) needs reinforcements. He specifically called for about 3,700 extra personnel. He made this decision because he believes that the country is at “critical juncture”. Recent violence arose after the Constitutional Court denied the CAR’s former president, Francois Bozize, candidacy… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076751.html Nigeria and China just marked 50 years of diplomatic relations. Throughout these 50 years China has become a vital partner for the Nigerian economy, defense, and infrastructure development. And for China, Nigeria has become one of their biggest investments- largest export market in Africa, and number one of China’s top 40 trading partners globally. China also assisted Nigeria… Read more »
Link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202102090802.html The Ugandan supreme court recently dismissed an application NUP (National Unity Platform) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi challenging the victory of president Museveni. Robert asked the supreme court to allow more evidence on grounds that Kyagulanyi was placed under house arrest which disabled him from putting in all of the evidence for his petition in the 15 days he… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.africanews.com/2021/02/03/tanzania-minister-no-interest-in-procuring-covid-19-vaccines/ On Monday, Tanzania’s health minister Dorothy Gwajima told in a press conference that “the ministry has no plans to receive vaccines for COVID-19.” This comes just days after the president of the country expressed doubt about the vaccines without offering evidence. Any vaccines that come to the country must receive ministry approval. Tanzania’s government has been… Read more »
