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French ambassador in Niger stays put, defies junta’s deadline to quit the country
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrance’s ambassador to Niger is staying put in the West African country in defiance of an ultimatum...
Startups in Francophone Africa are on the rise
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAfrican startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but those operating in English-speaking countries attract the majority of investment inflows....
Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoA French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the...
Spy vs. spy: How Israelis tried to stop Russia's information war in Africa
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Israeli businessmen Royi Burstien and Lior Chorev touched down in the busy capital of the West...
A hacking group stole $11 million from 12 African countries
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSingapore-based cyber security firm Group IB and Orange CERT, the IT security arm of French...
Macron: 'New era' in economic, military strategy in Africa
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa...
Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that...
Putin’s free Russian classes are taking off in Africa
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Scoop NAIROBI — Russia has recruited hundreds of young Africans to its Russian language and...
Why Cameroon's Anglophone crisis is now being fought in Washington
Semafor via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Scene YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — On the evening of Oct. 4, two frightened-looking middle aged men in...
French ambassador is being ‘held hostage at the French embassy’ in Niger, says Macron
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe French ambassador to Niger and other French diplomats are “literally being held hostage at the...