https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67550481 Now overthrown Nigerian President Bazoum implemented a law in 2015 that would criminalize the smuggling and human trafficking of Nigerians through Libya and to Europe. The coup government revoked this law, claiming that it didn’t “take into account the interests of Niger and its citizens”, and that all criminals convicted under this crime would have their records erased. The… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/24/somalia-officially-joins-east-africa-trade-bloc On the eastern tip of Africa, Somalia has become the 8th country to join the East African Community (EAC), a bloc in eastern Africa that supports free trade across the region. There’s hope for a boost in Somalia’s smaller economy (population of 7 million), as the combined population of the EAC will reach 300 million people, joining Burundi, the… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202311240337.html On November 24, 2023, South Africa petitioned the International Court of Justice to declare Israel an apartheid state, or a state with institutionalized segregation, following the events of the Israel-Hamas war. South Africa claims that Israel has conducted several war crimes against the innocent Palestinian civilians, and must be declared a state that separates its people based on these… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/king-charles-wraps-up-kenya-visit-marked-by-questions-over-colonial-past-2023-11-03/ Over four days, King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visited Kenya to maintain relations and heal the wounds caused by British colonial authorities over sixty years ago. They visited ancient religious leaders and historical sites, mainly places of former British rule. King Charles expressed his “deepest regret” to the Kenyan people for the atrocities committed in… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/uganda-plans-hand-over-exclusive-petroleum-supply-deal-vitol-2023-11-01/ After decades of buying energy from private companies, the Ugandan parliament recently tabled a bill to have exclusive rights with the Bahraini energy company Vitol. Under the bill, Uganda will be the sole buyer of this company’s oil, and this change intends to avoid the supply chain issues with their current sellers. As a market worth $1.6 billion for… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202310300012.html Starting November 2nd, the US and over 30 sub-Saharan African countries will meet in South Africa to discuss trade agreements within the region, along with strengthening relations economically overall with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Tensions have risen with South Africa at the center of it after their non-alignment stance in the UN on the Russia-Ukraine war,… Read more »