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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: Internet outages in west and central Africa after undersea cable…
MainOne, a West African data center and connectivity provider owned by Equinix, revealed that a recent internet…
Africa This Week: Chad’s interim president to run in the upcoming election;…
Chad's interim president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, announced on Saturday his intention to run in the upcoming…
Africa This Week: ECOWAS lifts strict sanctions on Niger; UAE and Kenya finalized…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday announced it would lift strict sanctions on…
Africa This Week: Violent protests erupted across Senegal over postponement of…
Violent protests erupted across Senegal over the postponement of presidential elections, resulting in the country's…
Africa This Week: US Treasury Department sanctioned three Sudanese companies…
The US Treasury Department sanctioned three Sudanese companies, including Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced…
Africa This Week: ICJ demands Israel prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and allow aid…
The International Court of Justice in the Hague issued a significant ruling on Friday, demanding that Israel…
Africa This week: IMF approves first review of Ghana’s loan program,…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the first review of Ghana's loan programme, enabling the…
Africa This week: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starts in Cote d’Ivoire;…
The CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023, Africa's largest football event, will commence at the Alassane…
Africa This Week: Over 1,000 Burundian troops secretly deployed in eastern DRC;…
Over 1,000 Burundian troops have been secretly deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since…
Africa This Week: Armed groups killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria; 86%…
This is another Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we look at some of the top news stories making headlines…