Tag: Africa

Peaceful Nigerians Facing Genocide, African Charity Warns

The charity has been investigating the circumstance of the latest deadly attack on peaceful farmers, a massacre of families working in their fields, but warns that the incident is “only the tip of the iceberg.”

Africa Hardest Hit by Food Scarcity, UN Reports

In 2021, Africa was the continent that suffered the most from a lack of basic sustenance, and the only continent in the UN study with catastrophic levels of food scarcity, the highest category.

Mali to Block French State-Media

Malian authorities claimed allegations concerning the military killing of civilians, as reported by French outlets, are a strategy aimed at destabilising the political transition, demoralising the Malian people and discrediting the Malian army.

EU Border Agency Introduces New Surveillance System

Frontex says its new system will “centralize and store information on external borders crossings, including the non-EU traveller’s name, travel document, biometric data . . . and the date, time and place of entry or exit, in full respect of fundamental rights and data protection.”

The 6th EU-African Union Summit: COVID, Coups, and China

From questions concerning intellectual property restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, to the spread of jihadi militias and the growing Chinese presence in Africa, the current EU-AU summit is fraught with pressing issues.