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  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) appeals for civilians' lives to be spared in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced their full take over the city is under way. People must be allowed to flee to safer areas. Given the ethnic-based violence spiking across Darfur for over two years, and the large-scale massacres committed in Zamzam camp for internally displaced people when it was taken […]

  The Vice President of the Republic of India, His Excellency Hon. Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Patrick Herminie, President of the Republic of Seychelles, on Monday morning, following his inauguration as the 6th President of Seychelles. President Herminie extended a warm welcome to the distinguished dignitary and expressed his sincere gratitude for his presence at this historic inauguration ceremony. During the meeting, Vice President […]

  Cameroon’s post-election period has been marred with violence, with at least four people killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested across the country since the October 12, 2025 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately rein in their security forces, promptly and impartially investigate the excessive use of force, and release all those wrongfully held.  The Constitutional Council announced on October […]

  Pape Momar Lô, CEO of Senegal’s state-owned Réseau Gazier du Sénégal (RGS SA), has joined the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power Conference and Exhibition as a speaker. His participation comes as the company advances the development of gas-centered pipeline infrastructure across the country and is expected to create new avenues for cross-sector collaboration and investment. Established with a mission to design, build and operate the national gas transport system in […]

  The agency has received reports of summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last Sudanese military government stronghold of El Fasher – with indications of ethnic motivations for killings – and of former combatants who have put down their weapons, which is prohibited under humanitarian law. “The risk of further large-scale, ethnically motivated violations and atrocities in El Fasher is mounting by the day,” warned UN human rights chief Volker […]

  Fincap Securities, a licensed investment bank and broker-dealer in Ghana, and Propartners (https://Propartners.com.gh), a licensed crowdfunding intermediary and platform, have entered into a strategic partnership to establish Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs) dedicated to mobilizing capital for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. This partnership seeks to transform SME financing by combining Fincap’s corporate finance expertise with Propartners’ innovative crowdfunding model, creating a transparent and efficient mechanism for channeling […]

  Guinea-Conakry, long known as one of the world’s leading bauxite exporters with nearly 100 million tons shipped in the first half of 2025, is now positioning itself as an emerging player in West Africa’s oil and gas sector. Geologically, the country lies within the MSGBC basin (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry), a frontier region attracting growing attention for its hydrocarbon potential. Neighboring Senegal and Mauritania have already achieved […]

  The Francophone British Business Council (FBBC) will participate as a Partner at the MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 conference and exhibition, taking place in Dakar from December 9-10. The organization is set to engage regional ministers, investors and industry stakeholders to foster international investment and partnerships across Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. The FBBC promotes trade between the UK and Francophone countries, including West African nations such as […]

  On 27th October 2025, Hon. Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda, received H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, who is in Kigali for a two-day official visit.  Both Ministers reaffirmed that relations between the Republic of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Somalia are founded on mutual respect, shared aspirations, […]