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African free-trade alliance considering common currency

AfCFTA Secretary General Wamkele Mene is hoping for greater engagement with the continent by BRICS ©  RT Cooperation between African nations and BRICS member states is crucial for the entire continent, as…

Xi: China Ready to Elevate Strategic Partnership With South Africa to New Level

Xi: China Ready to Elevate Strategic Partnership With South Africa to New Level

© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabank BEIJING (Sputnik) – China is ready to elevate strategic partnership with South Africa to a new level and pass friendship…

Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’

Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’

A woman holds the image of Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. (AFP) Niger’s coup leaders say they will try President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.” A spokesman for the military accused Bazoum of…

How France Keeps These 14 African Countries POOR…The Curse Of The CFA.

How France Keeps These 14 African Countries POOR…The Curse Of The CFA.

Africa in rebellion: Is a second anti-colonial liberation on the horizon?

Africa in rebellion: Is a second anti-colonial liberation on the horizon?

After a series of coups, one country after another is moving to expel the traces of former empires By Denis Rogatyuk, a Russian-Australian journalist and writer based in Latin America, international director…

Wagner boss expresses ‘joy’ over Victoria Nuland

Wagner boss expresses ‘joy’ over Victoria Nuland

The mere mention of the Wagner PMC has caused the US to consider recognizing the new government in Niger, Evgeny Prigozhin has said Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private…

Niger’s New Government Wants U.S. Troops Out!

Niger’s New Government Wants U.S. Troops Out!

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Niger’s President Mohamed…

The Significance of the Niger Coup!

The Significance of the Niger Coup!

African country confirms defense contract with Russian fighters

African country confirms defense contract with Russian fighters

Wagner PMC is protecting the president of the Central African Republic, an adviser to its head of state has said FILE PHOTO: An armored personnel carrier is seen driving in…

Africa deserves ‘rightful place’ in deciding world’s fate – Putin

Africa deserves ‘rightful place’ in deciding world’s fate – Putin

The Russian leader has no doubt that Africa will “free itself from the bitter legacy of colonialism” FILE PHOTO ©  Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov Russia welcomes the rising international authority of individual…

Kenya advocates reforms for African autonomy

Kenya advocates reforms for African autonomy

Chronic reliance on outside partners stands in contrast to the pan-continental vision for sovereignty, President William Ruto insists ©  Twitter / @WilliamsRuto The African Union (AU) must pursue reforms aimed at…

Millions of Pentagon emails leaked to African country

Millions of Pentagon emails leaked to African country

The Department of Defense has confirmed that typos often result in leaks of US secrets to Mali FILE PHOTO ©  National Guard photo by Tech. Jonathan Young, JTF-DC A common typo by…

Western-backed charity kidnapping children in Ghana – BBC

Western-backed charity kidnapping children in Ghana – BBC

The International Justice Mission reportedly wrongly removed at least two children and prosecuted their relatives as traffickers FILE PHOTO: A mother and a child in Ghana, 2023. ©  Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP…

Africa pursuing clean energy to thwart western interference – expert

Africa pursuing clean energy to thwart western interference – expert

Fossil fuels have provided a way for the West to interfere in the continent’s politics, Brian Ouma told RT ©  Twitter/WilliamsRuto African countries see the shift to clean energy as an…

The West is robbing Africa – Russian envoy to Kenya

The West is robbing Africa – Russian envoy to Kenya

Intransigence and protecting the status quo is deliberate, Dmitry Maksimychev believes Russian ambassador to Kenya Dmitry Maksimychev. ©  RT The West is robbing developing countries and African nations in particular, Russia’s envoy…

Major African state applies to join BRICS

Major African state applies to join BRICS

The Belarusian leader has claimed that compensation was part of a draft peace treaty, which Ukraine ultimately rejected Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ©  Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has…

Africa won’t allow West to exploit it – Zambian politician to RT

Africa won’t allow West to exploit it – Zambian politician to RT

African nations want to be treated as equals, the chairwoman of the Zambian Socialist party said Akende M’membe Chundama, chairwoman of the Zambian Socialist party ©  RT Africa doesn’t need to succumb…

US lawmakers push White House to punish South Africa

US lawmakers push White House to punish South Africa

A bipartisan group is demanding that Pretoria be prevented from hosting a US-Africa trade forum, over its ties to Russia South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ©  Sputnik…

“Why can’t ICC arrest Bush, Blair & Obama?” Malema ANGRILY attack US/UK Live on BBC

“Why can’t ICC arrest Bush, Blair & Obama?” Malema ANGRILY attack US/UK Live on BBC

Uganda President diagnosed with Covid-19 after daring speech in Germany

Uganda President diagnosed with Covid-19 after daring speech in Germany

Kenyan economy accelerating – World Bank

Kenyan economy accelerating – World Bank

The East African country’s GDP is expected to grow by 5% this year ©  Getty Images / Buena Vista Images Kenya’s economy is expected to grow at a faster pace this…

Ugandan students protest following US threats over anti-gay law

Ugandan students protest following US threats over anti-gay law

Kampala has been threatened with sanctions by Western nations over its new anti-LGBTQ legislation ©  Twitter/@simonateba Uganda students from 13 universities gathered in front of the country’s parliament on Wednesday to…

Namibia eyes stakes in local mining and oil companies – official

Namibia eyes stakes in local mining and oil companies – official

The state is looking to gain more control over the country’s natural resources, the Mining Ministry says © Getty Images / Alexander Farnsworth The Namibian government is considering taking stakes in local…

Cost of EU’s African clothes dump revealed

Cost of EU’s African clothes dump revealed

Second-hand textile exports from the bloc have tripled over the past 20 years, according to the European Environment Agency FILE PHOTO. ©  MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP The European Union is exporting about…

Cameroon still ‘not truly free’

Cameroon still ‘not truly free’

The country’s reliance on French currency pegs it to its former colonial master, a local activist told RT Members of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement of President Paul Biya march…

South Africa’s army chief visits Moscow

South Africa’s army chief visits Moscow

The bilateral meeting with Russian counterparts includes a visit to prestigious army and artillery military academies FILE PHOTO. South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers walk past the South African…

Zimbabwe defies IMF with gold-backed cryptocurrency

Zimbabwe defies IMF with gold-backed cryptocurrency

The $40 million offer is meant to expand value-preserving instruments available in the economy, according to the country’s central bank ©  Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has…

‘US fails to vie with China in Africa, plunging continent into chaos’

‘US fails to vie with China in Africa, plunging continent into chaos’

A US Special Forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a US-led international training mission for African militaries in Diffa, Niger. (File photo by Reuters) The United…

Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse

Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse

© AFP 2023 / SAUL LOEB Subscribe International India Africa Pepe Escobar All materials Prof. Michael Hudson’s new book, The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point” is…

South Africa responds to US claims of weapons deliveries to Russia

South Africa responds to US claims of weapons deliveries to Russia

Washington’s accusations are disappointing and undermine bilateral ties, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a joint press conference with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan…