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Weekly News Brief
Welcome to Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we comprehensively give an overview of the top news stories shaping the African continent. We delve each week into various significant developments, including political developments, social and security challenges, and economic updates.
Africa This Week (09/11/2024)
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola on Tuesday signed bilateral…
Africa This Week (02/11/2024)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Moroccan King Mohammed VI signed €10 billion in deals to enhance cooperation…
Africa This Week (26/10/2024)
This week, Uganda officially joined BRICS, aligning itself with 13 new partner nations, including Algeria,…
Africa This Week (19/10/2024)
Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached and removed from office following allegations of gross…
Africa This Week (12/10/2024)
Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela met with Russia's Defense Minister Andrei Belousov…
Alafarika This Week (05/10/2024)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi welcomed UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Cairo on Thursday,…
Africa This Week (28/09/2024)
An Egyptian warship this week delivered a second major arms shipment to Somalia, including anti-aircraft guns and…
Africa This Week (21/09/2024)
The U.S. military this week announced that American special forces will return to Chad, following their withdrawal…
Africa This Week (14/09/2024)
Former Cameroonian prime minister, Philemon Yang, on Tuesday assumed the presidency of the UN General Assembly,…
Africa This Week (07/09/2024)
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, also known as Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was shot in the leg on Tuesday during a…