Adlia, Author at Radar Africa

US Africa bureau chief retires mid-July

The U.S. is changing leadership in its Africa bureau as Fitrell retires and Pratt assumes the role amid new trade-focused strategy.

Burkina Faso completes transfer of five gold mining assets to state ownership to boost control.

As China funds infrastructure in Africa, experts question whether the rising debt could pressure countries into giving up critical assets.

Democratic Republic of Congo struggles with a severe crisis caused by M23 rebels and widespread displacement.

Equatorial Guinea urges citizens to avoid the US after a travel ban, though officials stress strong economic ties with Washington remain intact.

Burundi’s CNDD-FDD won every seat in a June 5 vote that observers and critics say was tainted by irregularities.

A new bill passed in Mali extends the junta leader’s power by five years following political party bans and protests in the capital Bamako.

UN teams search for 22 missing migrants after smugglers forced 150 into sea near Djibouti, leaving 8 dead and many rescued in desert.

Nurses in Ghana continue their strike after failed negotiations with the government, leaving hospitals overwhelmed and patients without care.

Algeria investigates a man’s self-immolation outside a ministry as part of a suspected foreign-linked criminal plot aiming to disrupt public order.