Follow-ups
Follow-ups on Africa-related topics, and the latest events from Qiraat Africa and its sister publications.
These are the Western countries that have foreign forces in West Africa
France will pull its troops out of Niger by the end of the year following a coup in the West African country...
Read moreDetailsA structure dating back almost half a million years discovered in Zambia
This is the remains of a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of...
Read moreDetailsGoma massacre casts shadow over DR Congo elections – ICG
The International Crisis Group warns that the latest massacre in Goma clouds DR Congo’s elections and the future of the UN...
Read moreDetailsList of Recent Coups in West and Central Africa
A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were...
Read moreDetailsRussia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit in South Africa
Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there...
Read moreDetailsRwanda welcomes medical students fleeing Sudan war
A group of medical students from Sudan has been welcomed to Rwanda to continue their studies after a civil war...
Read moreDetailsWho is the new military ruler of Niger, General Tchiani?
The 62-year-old general, Abdourahamane Tchiani is from Niger’s western region of Tillaberi, close to the border with Mali. He studied...
Read moreDetailsWho are the leading candidates in the Zimbabwe presidential election?
Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23. A dozen candidates are vying to be the country's next...
Read moreDetailsZambia, bondholders advance $3 billion debt-restructuring talks, sources say
Zambia's overseas bondholders have entered into non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the government as of Wednesday, according to three sources, a...
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