Countries Spain, Morocco agree to re-open enclave land borders Marrakesh – Rabat and Madrid have agreed to reopen Morocco’s land borders with two Spanish enclaves, Spain’s foreign minister... Read more 12 May, 2022
Algeria Russia FM visits Algeria as EU steps up push for alternative gas Algiers – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited gas-producing ally Algeria for talks on Tuesday as a European drive to... Read more 11 May, 2022
Countries Mali’s junta breaks off from defence accords with France Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta announced on Monday it was breaking off from its defence accords with former colonial ruler... Read more 3 May, 2022
World Israel slams Russian claims on Hitler over Ukraine war Jerusalem – Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday slammed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for alleging Adolf Hitler... Read more 2 May, 2022
Countries Cyril Ramaphosa lauds Ecowas anti-coup drive Pretoria – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday praised West Africa’s regional bloc Ecowas for developing what he... Read more 28 Apr, 2022
Countries Mali accuses France of spying after video of mass grave Bamako – Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” when it used a drone to... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Algeria Algeria demands Western Sahara ‘clarifications’ from Madrid Algiers – Algeria announced on Monday that the return of its ambassador to Madrid depends on “clarifications” from Spain... Read more 19 Apr, 2022
Algeria Italy PM in Algeria seeking gas to reduce Russia reliance Algiers – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday as Rome steps up efforts to reduce its... Read more 11 Apr, 2022
Countries Blinken in Morocco for security talks, to meet UAE leader Rabat – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Morocco on Tuesday to discuss North African security issues and... Read more 29 Mar, 2022
Countries South Africa skates on diplomatic thin ice over Russia-Ukraine war Johannesburg – A month into the war in Ukraine, South Africa, one of the few African countries wielding diplomatic... Read more 28 Mar, 2022