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Background & Project Overview Sweden’s export-credit agency EKN has granted a loan guarantee for a major interconnector linking Uganda’s generation capacity to a new Kenya-Uganda border substation. In effect, EKN will cover

In a significant shift in the decades-long Western Sahara conflict, the Polisario Front, which represents the Sahrawi people, has shown conditional willingness to accept Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal. This move, however, comes

A New Chapter for a Familiar Figure In Yopougon, a bustling suburb of Abidjan, hundreds of women gathered under the blazing October sun. They were dressed in the purple and white colours

What the company says The gold-mining firm Twangiza Mining, operating in the eastern DRC, says that M23 rebels seized its gold concession in May 2025. Since then, the company claims the rebels

Who is John Heche? John Heche is a key member of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA). He serves as the Vice-Chairman for Tanzania Mainland and previously represented

On October 21, 2025, Cameroon’s National Vote Counting Commission announced provisional results from the October 12 presidential election, declaring incumbent President Paul Biya the leading candidate. The commission reported that Biya secured

Madagascar’s military formally seized control of the government after Parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina. The dramatic turn of events follows weeks of large protests, military defections, and a constitutional standoff. 

A Shift in Strategy Spain has taken a bold new direction under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The government has moved away from policies focused mainly on border control and deterrence. Instead, it

Madagascar’s political crisis deepened on Sunday as President Andry Rajoelina reportedly fled the country, according to opposition leaders, military sources, and foreign diplomats. He left amid massive anti-government protests sweeping the capital

What the EU Wants & Why It Matters The European Union is making fresh moves to secure critical raw materials (CRMs) essential for green technologies—think batteries, electric vehicles, hydrogen electrolysis, rare earth