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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Call for Unity: Lesotho’s opposition leader presents a vision for continental economic integration and visa-free travel.
COUNTRY: BENIN. Beninese Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Franck Armel Afoukou’s reaffirmation of the Benin-China strategic partnership — delivered during celebrations...
04.07.2026 08:24
Colombia’s Reparations Challenge Tests Transitional Justice
COUNTRY:  COLOMBIA. The sixth monitoring report on Colombia’s Truth Commission recommendations — finding that at the current rate of implementation, the country would take 62 years to provide...
03.07.2026 18:39
One Region, One Future: Rwanda’s Championship of East African Political Confederation Puts Integration Where It Belongs — at the Centre
COUNTRY:  RWANDA.  President Paul Kagame’s endorsement of ongoing consultations on a Constitution for the proposed East African Political Confederation — calling on experts to develop...
03.07.2026 16:52
Exiting the Court, Asserting the State: The AES’s ICC Withdrawal Is a Sovereignty Claim That Demands Serious Engagement
COUNTRY:  NIGER.  Niger’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court — coordinated with Mali and Burkina Faso and announced in early July 2026 — is a legal decision whose...
03.07.2026 14:47
One Passport, One Market, One Future: Lesotho’s Opposition Leader Makes the Economic Case for African Integration That Data Already Supports
COUNTRY: LESOTHO. Democratic Congress leader Mathibeli Mokhothu’s call for a single African currency, a common market, and a unified migration framework — delivered in the context of...
03.07.2026 08:17
Guatemala’s Fight for Justice Over Enforced Disappearances
COUNTRY:  GUATEMALA. The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances’ July 2026 visit to Guatemala — assessing the country’s progress on accountability, truth, and...
02.07.2026 18:34
Unity Is Not a Slogan — It Is a Programme: Somalia’s Independence Day Commits the State to Earning the Solidarity It Asks For
country: SOMALIA. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s call for unity and collective resolve on Somalia’s Independence and Unity Day — delivered before hundreds of citizens in Mogadishu — is a...
01.07.2026 21:15
Ghana’s Floods Expose a Growing Human Security Crisis
COUNTRY:  GHANA.  The devastating floods that swept through parts of Ghana following torrential rains are a vivid illustration of a reality reshaping development planning across Africa...
30.06.2026 14:26
Angola’s Western Sahara Diplomacy Keeps Decolonisation on Africa’s Agenda
COUNTRY:  ANGOLA.  Angola’s reception of Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Affairs Mohamed Yeslem Beissat in Luanda — where bilateral relations and recent Western Sahara...
27.06.2026 12:02
Decolonisation Unfinished: The Polisario Front’s Maputo Engagement Keeps Africa’s Oldest Sovereignty Dispute on the Continental Agenda
country: WESTERN SAHARA. The Polisario Front’s high-level engagement in Maputo — where its Foreign Affairs and African Affairs delegation met with Mozambique’s President to deliver an...
24.06.2026 14:34
African Capital for African Energy: Zimbabwe’s 3 Billion Solar Commitment to Eswatini Models Intra-African Investment at Scale
COUNTRY: ESWATINI. Zimbabwean renewable energy developer Wicknell Chivayo’s pledge to invest 3 billion in a 300-megawatt solar power plant in Eswatini — confirmed following high-level...
24.06.2026 14:26
Guinea’s Export Ban and the Continental Fight for Mineral Value Creation
COUNTRY:  GUINEA. Guinea's prohibition on the export of raw gold — requiring all gold produced in the country to be refined and certified locally at the Nimba Gold Refinery before entering...
22.06.2026 20:50
South–South Governance: Mauritania and Madagascar Demonstrate That African States Can Learn From Each Other
COUNTRY: MADAGASCAR/ MAURITANIA. The bilateral working exchange between Mauritania and Madagascar on public administration modernisation—conducted through the framework of formal diplomatic...
22.06.2026 13:48
The Architecture of Justice: Sierra Leone and the UN Chart a Course for Rights-Based Governance
COUNTRY: SIERRA LEONE. The high-level talks between Sierra Leone's Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alpha Sesay and a delegation from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
20.06.2026 13:02
Africa Claims the Ocean: Mombasa’s Our Ocean Summit Puts the Continent at the Centre of Global Environmental Leadership
COUNTRY:  KENYA.  The 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa — the first edition of the summit to be held on African soil — delivered not only 300+ commitments worth $6.4 billion but a...
19.06.2026 12:09
Shared Borders, Shared Futures: Cameroon and CAR Build the Security and Trade Architecture of Integration
COUNTRY: CAMEROON.  The renewed commitment by Cameroon and the Central African Republic to strengthening cooperation along their shared border — expressed through high-level defence and...
18.06.2026 13:58
From Accra With Intent: Algeria Leads Africa’s Most Assertive Push Yet for Reparatory Justice
COUNTRY: ALGERIA.  Algeria's intervention at the high-level consultative conference in Accra — delivered by the President of the Council of the Nation, Azzouz Nasri, and calling for...
18.06.2026 10:55
How Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Are Fighting for Cocoa’s True Value
COUNTRY: IVORY COAST.  The decision by Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana to harmonise cocoa farm-gate prices marks an important and long-overdue development in the political economy of one of Africa's...
17.06.2026 14:47