Amsterdam dialogue: reparations, artefact restitution and African-Caribbean solidarityGhana unveils new Cedi Heritage Series to celebrate national identity, cultural history, and economic sovereigntyAES condemns Guinea's mass expulsion of gold miners, warning of an escalating regional humanitarian crisisCuba reaffirms support for Western Sahara's independence at the UN, calling Africa's decolonization unfinishedZimbabwe prepares to submit BRICS accession documentsKyrgyz Chairman Delivers National Statement at Cop31 SummitAfDB $503.75 million loan for South Africa's energy and freight infrastructure reformsAES ministers review second-year roadmap in Ouagadougou to advance security, diplomacy, and Sahel integrationAfrica marks 20 years of the African Youth CharterAlgeria backs the African Liberation Museum initiativeZimbabwe and Mozambique strengthen bilateral trade cooperationZambia and China deepen strategic economic tiesJoint AFCON hosting bid to promote Sahel integration and sports diplomacyAfrican legal experts call for stronger reparations framework at AfSIL conference in KigaliUWI brings the global reparations campaign to Antigua
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CARICOM’s Haiti Commitment: From Words to Action
COUNTRY:  HAITI. CARICOM’s reaffirmation at its 51st Ordinary Meeting in Saint Lucia of commitment to supporting Haiti’s security restoration, democratic institution-building, and...
10.07.2026 20:02
Bogotá’s Diplomatic Pivot: Colombia’s New Diplomatic Shift Toward Havana
COUNTRY:  COLOMBIA. Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s announcement that his incoming administration will close Colombian embassies in Cuba and Nicaragua — confirmed by...
10.07.2026 19:58
Sanctions Are the Symptom, Dependency Is the Disease: Sudan’s Financial Pivot
COUNTRY:  SUDAN. Sudan’s adoption of economic strategies designed to counter the impact of Western sanctions — including alternative banking arrangements, expanded trade partnerships...
10.07.2026 15:54
When Borders Reopen, Development Resumes: Guinea’s Yenga Breakthrough
COUNTRY:   GUINEA.  The reopening of the Yenga border crossing between Guinea and Sierra Leone — restoring operations at the Koindu-Nongoa crossing following diplomatic negotiations that...
10.07.2026 12:47
Databases, Directives, and Dignity: How Chad’s Anti-Trafficking Drive Is Converting Commitment Into Institutional Action
COUNTRY:  CHAD. As mentioned in ALWIHDA INFO, Chad’s intensification of anti-human trafficking enforcement — through new directives instructing security forces and justice officials to conduct...
09.07.2026 20:55
Brazil’s Oil Export Tax: Sovereignty Tool or Investment Risk?
COUNTRY:   BRAZIL. Brazil’s government extended a temporary tax on oil exports as part of efforts to increase public revenue and strengthen its fiscal position. The measure targets the...
09.07.2026 14:31
Lula and MST’s Venezuela Outreach Tests Brazil’s Regional Diplomacy
COUNTRY:  BRAZIL. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and members of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) discussed new actions aimed at strengthening support and cooperation with...
09.07.2026 14:25
Nouakchott–Mogadishu: Building the Continental Solidarity External Partnerships Cannot Replace
COUNTRY: MAURITANIA.  Somalia’s dispatch of a special envoy carrying a message from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani is a diplomatic...
09.07.2026 11:28
CARICOM 51st Summit: Advancing Caribbean Resilience
COUNTRY:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. The 51st Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government in Saint Lucia — convening from July 5 to 8 with regional economic growth, intra-regional...
08.07.2026 19:19
SVG’s CARICOM Role Strengthens Regional Unity
COUNTRY:  SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. Prime Minister Godwin Friday’s leadership of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ delegation to the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government meeting carries...
08.07.2026 18:23
Cuba’s Call for Sovereignty Resonates Across the Global South
COUNTRY:  CUBA. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on the necessity of ending the US economic, commercial and financial blockade is...
08.07.2026 18:17
Shared Future or Standard Template? Namibia’s China Partnership and Africa’s New Terms
COUNTRY:  NAMIBIA.  Embassy of PRC in South Africa - The elevation of China-Namibia relations to a “Community with a Shared Future for the New Era” — formalised during President Netumbo...
08.07.2026 15:49
A Pause Is Not a Resolution: DR Congo’s Protest Postponement Tests Whether AU Mediation Can Convert Tension Into Dialogue
COUNTRY: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.  The decision by DR Congo’s opposition coalition C64 to postpone nationwide protests following African Union mediation is a development whose...
08.07.2026 11:36
Afro-Chilean Recognition and Diaspora Rights
COUNTRY:  CHILE. Chile’s growing engagement with Afro-descendant rights — through participation in the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, the 2019 legislative...
07.07.2026 19:36
Dangote’s Banjul Warning: Africa Cannot Claim Sovereignty While Exporting Its Wealth as Raw Materials
COUNTRY:  GAMBIA. Aliko Dangote’s address at the 2026 Africa Caucus meeting in Banjul — arguing that industrialisation remains the most reliable pathway for Africa to achieve sustainable...
07.07.2026 17:53
Kwibohora in Brazzaville: Rwanda’s Liberation Day Becomes a Platform for African Integration and Open Borders
COUNTRY: THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Rwanda’s commemoration of the 32nd Kwibohora — Liberation Day — in Brazzaville, hosted with the participation of Congolese government officials, the diplomatic...
07.07.2026 17:45
FMozambique’s 2050 Conference Bets on Inclusive Planning as the Foundation of Durable Development
COUNTRY:  MOZAMBIQUE. Mozambique’s high-level international conference in Maputo — convened under the theme “From Assessment to Action” to shape an inclusive development pathway toward...
07.07.2026 17:27
Green Finance as Competitive Strategy: How Côte d’Ivoire Is Turning Climate Resilience Into an Economic Advantage
COUNTRY:  IVORY COAST.  The approval of US$50 million in Green Climate Fund financing for Côte d’Ivoire’s agricultural sector — supporting the LARACI project’s investment in...
07.07.2026 12:39
The Rice Import Bill Is a Sovereignty Invoice: Angola’s Food Dependence
COUNTRY:  ANGOLA.  The Economic Community of Central African States’ intensified push for local rice production has placed renewed attention on Angola’s position as one of the region’s...
07.07.2026 10:24
Britain’s Visa Threats Cannot Silence a Continent That Refuses to Forget
COUNTRY:  GHANA. Britain's Reform UK party has drawn a hard line in the reparations debate, pledging to deny visas to citizens of any nation formally seeking compensation for transatlantic...
06.07.2026 19:44
Antigua’s CARICOM Priorities: Justice and Economic Unity
country:  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s dual agenda at the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government meeting — advancing measures to reduce food prices and extend regional tariff...
06.07.2026 18:43
Nigeria’s Lithium Leap: Africa’s Largest Economy Bets on Critical Mineral Processing as the Engine of Its Industrial Transformation
country:  NIGERIA. STATE HOUSE NIGERIA - The commissioning of one of Africa’s largest lithium processing plants in Nasarawa State — the Diamond New Energy Projects facility inaugurated by Vice...
06.07.2026 17:13
The Ballot Box at Last: South Sudan’s December Election Plans Test Whether a Nation Can Build Democracy While Still Constructing Itself
COUNTRY:   SOUTH SUDAN. South Sudan’s preparation for elections scheduled for 22 December 2026 — with the National Elections Commission launching voter education campaigns, Parliament...
06.07.2026 16:52
Who Watches the Watchers? Eritrea’s Mandate Debate and the Legitimacy of Rights Oversight
COUNTRY:  ERITREA.  The dispute over renewal of the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur mandate on Eritrea has evolved into a test case for something larger than Eritrean human...
06.07.2026 11:49
Venezuela’s Reconstruction Drive Faces a Defining Moment
COUNTRY:  VENEZUELA. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s announcement of the “Great Mission Venezuela Reborn” reconstruction plan — following earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in...
05.07.2026 18:52
Nkrumah’s Unfinished Business: Kwesi Pratt Jr.’s Liberation Day Address Reconnects Ghana’s Independence to the Sahrawi Struggle
COUNTRY:   WESTERN SAHARA. Ghanaian journalist, political activist, and Pan-African advocate Kwesi Pratt Jr.’s address at the Liberation Day commemoration in Accra — marking the first...
05.07.2026 16:01
Data as the New Manganese: Gabon’s Tier III Data Centre Bets That Digital Sovereignty Can Diversify a Resource Economy
cOUNTRY:  GABON.  The inauguration of Gabon’s first Tier III data centre by ST Digital Gabon is a development milestone whose significance is most clearly visible in what it represents...
05.07.2026 15:40
Ethiopia’s Hawassa Lakefront Drive Puts Infrastructure at the Heart of a Development Philosophy
COUNTRY:  ETHIOPIA.  Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh’s call for greater support for the Hawassa Lakefront Development Project — framed at a resource mobilisation forum as part of...
05.07.2026 11:06
Saudi–Mali Partnership Deepens; Humanitarian and Development Cooperation Expands Across the Sahel
COUNTRY: MALI. Mali and Saudi Arabia are deepening their bilateral relationship, with humanitarian assistance, food security and development cooperation increasingly forming important pillars of...
04.07.2026 21:26
El Salvador’s Afro-Descendant Identity Revival
COUNTRY:  EL SALVADOR. The 2024 Salvadoran census’s recording of 25,690 people who identify with African ancestry — a figure whose significance lies not in its absolute number but in the...
04.07.2026 19:52