Italy’s Meloni opens Africa summit to unveil plan to boost development and curb migration
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni opened a summit of African leaders on Monday aimed at illustrating Italy’s big development plan for the continent that her...
Italy-Africa deal is ‘border control disguised as aid’, say rights groups
Rights groups have warned that the new deal signed between Italy and African states is border control disguised as aid with questions being asked...
Panama Papers reveal Abbas’ son’s $1 million stake in company tied to PA
PA President’s son Tareq Abbas also holds positions in other ventures incorporated by offshore company. Leaked documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca reveal...
Four Ministers replaced in new government of Kazakhstan
President Kassym-Joomart Tokayev approved the new government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Olzhas Bektenov. The names of the ministers were published on primeminister.kz....
Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?
The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major...
EU election mission in Senegal asks to meet detained candidate
The EU mission deployed to observe Senegal’s February 25 presidential election on Wednesday (31 January) said it wanted to meet detained opposition candidate Bassirou...
Dream bigger: The next steps for Italy’s new Africa strategy
This week, during the first ever Italy-Africa summit, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni presented Rome’s much anticipated new Africa strategy. While curbing irregular immigration is...
Angry Farmers Take Protest to EU Summit With Tractors and Fires
BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and...
EU’s Global Gateway keeps focus on investments in Africa
The EU will invest around €150B in infrastructure in Africa by 2027. Compared to investments elsewhere in the world, African projects remain a key...
Ranking Up In Tajikistan
Brussels (27/10 – 50) Just in September this year, ten “distinguished” people in Tajikistan have been awarded general ranks. The decree on conferring general...