insert_link Africa Protests in Mozambique Lead to 1% Decline in Maputo Port Volumes Mozambique's largest port, Maputo, experienced a 1% drop in volumes for last year, attributed to post-election protests that led to border closures and road blockages, the port operator revealed says CNBCAfrica. The protests erupted after the contested October 9 election, which was won by Daniel Chapo and his Frelimo party, in power since 1975. The unrest has resulted in over 300 deaths amid a security forces crackdown. today22 January, 2025
insert_link Africa West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas By Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. While […] today10 July, 2024