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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.
This Week In Africa 52723: Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery; US accuses Wagner…
President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated Nigeria's first indigenous refinery, the Dangote Refinery, in a historic…
This week in Africa 52023: African leaders’ initiative to end the…
We begin with the news of a report from the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the war in Ukraine.…
Africa This Week 51223: EU’s $10 million pledge to Liberia’s election;…
This is another Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we look at some of the top news stories making headlines…
Africa This Week 5623: Sudan’s conflict, the UN’s WFP food distribution in…
Sudan's conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is in its third week and has…
Africa This Week 121122: Ivory Coast-France Trade Partnership, Kenya’s Drought,…
On Friday, France's foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, paid a visit to the government of Ivory Coast's President…
This Week in Africa 112922: DRC 2023 Election, Political Tension in Ivory Coast,…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that it will hold its general elections on December 20, 2023. This…
Africa This Week 112122: Ghana’s Economic Crisis, Tunisia’s Sfax Protest, South…
Ghana’s minister of finance, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, defended himself on Friday against accusations that he is unfit as…
Africa This Week 111222: Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Dollar Hydropower Plant…
Authorities in Nigeria said on Friday that the country intends to give a concession on its $1.3 billion hydropower…
Africa This Week 103022: Namibia-Germany Genocide Agreement, Egypt-IMF Loan…
Namibia wants Germany to return to the bargaining table so they may go through the genocide agreement they came…
Africa This Week 102222: Somalia’s Petroleum Exploration Agreement, South Africa’s…
Coastline Exploration, based in the United States, announced on Friday that Somalia has inked a petroleum…