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Africa has always been a foreign policy priority for India. However, the new Government under PM Narendra Modi has displayed unprecedented eagerness to deepen its age-old relationship with the African continent. Click here to read... [2]
More than 120 militia groups are wreaking terror in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which now accuses neighboring Rwanda of backing one particularly violent group. Click here to read... [3]
Can five times Presidential candidate Raila Odinga defeat William Ruto, the champion of Kenya’s “hustler nation”, in the country’s 9 August election? Click here to read... [4]
Barely two months before the Angolan elections, the opposition has criticized the ruling MPLA party for seeking to weaken it with the help of the secret services. Click here to read... [5]
The Malian government has adopted an electoral calendar for the transition three days before a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is due to consider the tough sanctions imposed on the junta in January. Click here to read... [6]
Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II. Click here to read... [7]
The U.N. political chief urged Libya’s rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections, Click here to read... [8]
Somalis across the world marked 62 years of independence Friday with little jubilation and much concern about a future blackened by drought, food shortages, and inflation. Click here to read... [9]
Tunisia has published a draft constitution that would further expand the president’s powers and limit the role of the parliament, raising fears of the prospect of one-man rule in the country. Click here to read... [10]
Ethiopia's ruling party said this week it wants the African Union, partnering with the United States, to mediate any peace talks to end the war with Tigrayan forces. Click here to read... [11]
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at protesters on Friday near the presidential palace in Khartoum, a day after nine people were reported killed during the largest anti-military rallies for months. Click here to read... [12]
The African Union says it is deeply concerned by “the escalating military tension” between Ethiopia and Sudan after seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian were killed in a border dispute. Click here to read... [13]
The head of MONUSCO, the United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has appealed to both Rwanda and the DR Congo to calm tensions, Click here to read... [14]
The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in turmoil-wracked Mali. Click here to read... [15]
Within months of his election last year, Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema had succeeded in negotiating a $1.4bn IMF bailout for the debt-stricken southern African country. Click here to read... [16]
A Nigerian governor has ordered the issuing of licenses so citizens can carry guns to defend themselves against armed groups, a first among the measures drawn up to defeat gunmen blamed for the deaths of thousands in the West African country’s troubled northern region. Click here to read... [17]
Violence broke out between protesters and security forces in Tanzania in recent weeks as the government moved in to implement a controversial plan for a game reserve. Click here to read... [18]
The deaths occurred during an attempted mass crossing by 2,000 people over border fences into Melilla. Several human rights groups have called for an investigation. Click here to read... [19]
Suspected separatist rebels in western Cameroon attacked rural villages, killing at least 30 people, say health workers in the Akwaya district. Click here to read... [20]
The Ministry of Defense was able to free a hostage of Polish origin who was kidnapped on the Matiakoali-Kantchari (east) road on April 27, 2022 (...) while on his way to Niger," Kaboré said at the end of the council of ministersClick here to read... [21]
According to Bloomberg, the country’s grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), bought 815,000 tonnes of wheat yesterday, taking advantage of a recent price slump. Click here to read... [22]
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has pledged to erect big infrastructure projects, including multi-billion dollar solar parks, if he gets re-elected at the helm of Africa’s second-biggest oil producer. Click here to read... [23]
Until now, Ghana had refused to seek IMF support to rescue an economy crippled by the pandemic, rampant inflation and a depreciating currency. Click here to read... [24]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in a new acting chief justice, barely hours after the resignation of the previous one. Click here to read... [25]
Hundreds of families have been displaced as Islamist insurgents step up attacks on villages in northern Mozambique. DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch visited the Cabo Delgado region and spoke to civilians fleeing the ongoing violence. Click here to read... [26]
The family of Democratic Republic of Congo’s murdered independence hero Patrice Lumumba has buried his only known remains, a tooth, in the capital Kinshasa, 61 years after his death at the hands of Belgian-backed secessionist rebels. Click here to read... [27]
De Beers Group said on Wednesday that it had agreed with the government of Botswana to extend by one year an agreement for the sale of rough diamonds from their joint venture, Debswana. Click here to read... [28]
Malians are fleeing to nearby Mauritania to escape from bandits, fighters, the army and now Russian operatives. Click here to read... [29]
On July 1, Rwanda marks 60 years of independence from Belgium. Unlike other African countries that celebrate with pomp and festivities, Independence Day in Rwanda is a somewhat muted affair. Click here to read... [30]
Burundi celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence in Bujumbura with a military parade and guests of honor from around the world. Click here to read... [31]
Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions. Click here to read... [32]
“Africa, a shining continent full of dynamic growth, is no longer a recipient of ‘aid’,” former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said in a 2014 speech from Addis Ababa. Click here to read... [33]
Germany has physically handed over two Benin bronzes and put more than 1,000 other items from its museums’ collections into Nigeria’s ownership. Click here to read... [34]
In remembrance of Sir Seretse Khama, the founding President of Botswana, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has urged the southern African nation to cherish the values of unity, freedom and peace that he strived and stood for. Click here to read... [35]
On the occasion of Madagascar’s 62nd Independence Day, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind greeted President Andry Nirina Rajoelina on Tuesday. Click here to read... [36]
India's diplomatic outreach to Africa continues with the ongoing visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rwanda for the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Click here to read... [37]
Besides offering Tejas Mk1A to Egypt, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has also introduced its range of indigenous helicopters such as the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Light Combat Helicopters (LCH). Click here to read... [38]
From holding joint military exercises to exporting wheat as Russia and Ukraine stop supplies, New Delhi and Cairo are redrawing their relationship as geopolitical tensions rise. Click here to read... [39]
India Lesotho Business Council has been launched by the Indian Economic Trade Organization and the High Commission of Lesotho to accelerate the trade relationships between both countries. Click here to read... [40]
MRA clarified that any income which is distributed by a foreign "fiscally transparent entity" will retain its initial character in Mauritius. Thus, capital gains booked by a PE Fund in India, where a Mauritius vehicle has invested, will remain capital gains when funds are distributed by the PE to the Mauritius entity. Click here to read... [41]
Known for producing films like Abhi Abhi, Choukat, Gharat, Krishna Pimple entered the film industry with ISIS: Enemies of Humanity. He is now gearing up for the release of as many as 11 upcoming short films and movies which include names like ‘Kashmir: The Final Resolution’. Click here to read... [42]
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[1] https://www.vifindia.org/2022/july/04/africa-now-weekly-newsletter-week-27
[2] https://www.modernghana.com/news/1168681/reframing-india-africa-relations-in-post-pandemic.html
[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/world/africa/congo-rwanda.html
[4] https://newafricanmagazine.com/28257/
[5] https://www.dw.com/en/angola-election-2022-dirty-tricks-as-election-nears/a-62275351
[6] https://www.africanews.com/2022/07/01/malis-transition-govt-sets-february-2024-for-presidential-election/
[7] https://www.wionews.com/world/west-african-states-gabon-and-togo-join-commonwealth-491920
[8] https://apnews.com/article/politics-middle-east-africa-cairo-libya-ee362f3025cba3f46020b7e33d2232d5
[9] https://www.voanews.com/a/drought-famine-like-conditions-mar-somalia-s-62nd-birthday/6641367.html
[10] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/1/proposed-new-tunisian-constitution-cements-presidents-powers-explainer
[11] https://www.voanews.com/a/ethiopian-government-and-tplf-wrangle-over-peace-talks-mediation-/6638223.html
[12] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/01/africa/sudan-protests-deaths-intl/index.html
[13] https://apnews.com/article/politics-africa-sudan-khartoum-kenya-c03c0a191fd65db50d8dc6f051627c9f
[14] https://africatimes.com/2022/06/30/monusco-head-calls-on-rwanda-dr-congo-to-calm-tensions-fueling-security-crisis/
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[16] https://www.ft.com/content/b965d49c-820c-4e7d-b2ca-f7d2a18e1165
[17] https://apnews.com/article/africa-nigeria-west-government-and-politics-07d4be588bd84aa60591c65fd5f89d3a
[18] https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/maasai-plight-in-tanzania-shows-colonial-roots-of-conservation-58472
[19] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/25/world/europe/melilla-spain-africa-migrants.html
[20] https://apnews.com/article/politics-africa-nigeria-massacres-cameroon-464b22d6b5edf444724b7b024d6c6546
[21] https://www.africanews.com/2022/06/30/polish-citizen-kidnapped-in-eastern-province-of-burkina-faso-freed/
[22] https://www.theafricareport.com/219091/egypt-makes-largest-wheat-purchase-in-10-years-as-food-insecurity-increases/
[23] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/angolan-president-vows-big-infrastructure-projects-ahead-of-vote
[24] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/1/crisis-hit-ghana-changes-its-mind-and-turns-to-imf-for-help
[25] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/27/nigeria-gets-new-chief-justice-amid-all-time-low-judicial-trust
[26] https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-thousands-flee-violence-in-cabo-delgado/av-62294988
[27] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/30/congo-buries-murdered-independence-hero-lumumbas-only-remains
[28] https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/de-beers-botswana-extend-diamond-sales-deal-by-year-2022-06-29/
[29] https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/6/28/russias-wagner-mercenaries-in-mali-drive-refugees-to-mauritania
[30] https://www.dw.com/en/why-rwanda-doesnt-celebrate-independence-day/a-62318399
[31] https://www.africanews.com/2022/07/02/burundi-celebrates-60-years-of-independence-in-bujumbura/
[32] https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/independent-algeria-turns-60-but-colonial-era-wounds-remain/article#ixzz7XtRvmgev
[33] https://african.business/2022/06/trade-investment/four-goals-for-africa-at-ticad8/
[34] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/germany-hands-over-two-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria
[35] https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/07/02/70-yr-british-colonial-rule-left-botswana-in-a-humiliating-position-prez/
[36] https://theprint.in/world/president-of-india-greets-madagascar-on-its-62nd-independence-day/1015628/
[37] https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=971951
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[41] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/mauritius-regulator-clarifies-cap-gains-booked-by-pes-in-india-wont-be-taxed/articleshow/92605978.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
[42] https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/renowned-entrepreneur-producer-krishna-pimple-to-boost-indian-tanzania-s-relationship-with-music-news-205980
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