This move is not just a business transaction; it represents a deeper commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and showcases the potential of African manufacturing on the global stage.
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Chad’s junta has become the first of the coup-hit countries in West and Central Africa to stage a return to constitutional rule via the ballot box, but some opposition parties have cried foul over vote-rigging concerns.
“Since 2014, the African Union has been partnering and working successfully with AFRIMA to develop, celebrate and promote African music globally for the purpose of integration/inclusivity, economic prosperity and world peace via its seven core pillars: (1) Music Awards, (2) Music Festivals; (3) AFRIMA creative Academy; (4) Talent Discovery and Promotions; (5) Music Business Hub; (6) Advocacy; (7) Advisory and Policy Debates,”
“The United Nations and our partners are supporting the government-led response and have reached more than 126,000 people with water and sanitation assistance.
“The president promised water and electricity. But since then, we’ve seen nothing,” she said last week, surrounded by withered plants in her parched compound.
“We are not really surprised about the latest escalation because it follows a pattern of repression and hostility against the media generally, and in particular foreign media,” said Muheeb Saeed, manager of the freedom of expression program at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).
Control of the sprawling site, which can accommodate as many as 4,000 miners, has changed hands several times in recent years, as violent extremists associated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have fought civilians, government forces and each other for a share of the spoils.
“I am not guilty”, he declared Saturday, saying he would divulge documents in the coming days to “reveal the truth.”
Kainerugaba, 48, a general in the military, is widely seen as his father’s successor in waiting and once stirred controversy by threatening to invade neighboring Kenya.
Back home in Senegal, his wife Mariatou Mbodj misses her husband. She can’t find work as a fish processor, and she and Ndour’s three children wait anxiously in Bargny, on the coast south of the capital Dakar, for news of his progress in getting legalised in Spain.