Republic of Equatorial Guinea Secures Rare Reversal of Arbitration Award Confirmation from D.C. Circuit

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea achieved a rare outcome in successfully convincing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to vacate the lower court’s enforcement of an arbitration award. Equatorial Guinea was represented by Hughes...

Ugandan presidential candidate says that if wins, he will ban Swahili and make French the official language of the country

Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak vows to abolish Swahili if elected “We shall ban Swahili as our national language, we shall ban it, we need French instead.” Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to abolish Swahili language if he clinches the top...

Equatorial Guinea to announce EG 2026 Licensing Round at AEW 2025

Equatorial Guinea will make its announcement regarding the EG 2026 Licensing Round during African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. The announcement is set for...

Foreign Minister Kabba Clarifies Sierra Leone’s US Visa Status After Ghana’s Ban Lifted

Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba has clarified Sierra Leone’s position on the ongoing US visa restrictions, following Ghana’s recent announcement that similar sanctions on its citizens had been lifted. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel...

How Nigeria secured re-election into ICAO Council

Nigeria has been re-elected into the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council with 163 votes. The election was conducted during the 42nd ICAO General Assembly, which was held in Montréal, Canada, with 193 member states in...

Equatorial Guinea’s BANGE takes lead in oil, gas investment push at African Energy Week

Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (BANGE) has confirmed its participation in this year’s African Energy Week (AEW), positioning itself as a key player in efforts to attract investment into Equatorial Guinea’s oil and gas sector, according to a...

Uganda’s presidential candidate vows to abolish Swahili if elected

Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa / HANDOUT Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to abolish Swahili language if he clinches the top seat. Speaking in a video making rounds on social media, Munyagwa said Swahili...

Africa flies high at ICAO Assembly, secures 8 council seats 

Africa has secured the election of all its eight candidates to the 36-member International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) during the UN agency’s 42nd assembly held in Montreal, Canada. Africa has secured the election of all its eight...

India elected to Part II of International Civil Aviation Organisation Council

Montreal [Canada], September 28 (ANI): India has been elected to the Part II of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shared on Saturday. In a post on X, it underlined that India is...

World News | India Elected to Part II of International Civil Aviation Organisation Council

Montreal [Canada], September 28 (ANI): India has been elected to the Part II of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shared on Saturday. In a post on X, it underlined that India is...

Africa wins key seats at UN aviation body, boosts push for single air market

African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Lerato Mataboge, (in headscarf) addresses the Africa Coordination Meeting at the 42nd International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal. [Courtesy, AU] Africa secured...

OPINION:Eswatini Sovereignty for sale under King Mswati’s leadership, advocating for Taiwan Province to be recognized by the United Nations(UN) amounts to interference in China’s domestic affairs.

By Wandile Dludlu. One of the characteristics of an independent State is Sovereignty, this being the supreme right as a State to self-rule and autonomy before the world. This is what defines our being and self-determination amongst other States in...

Equatorial Guinea President’s son sells off national airline, convicted for fraud

…earlier placed under house arrest on the order of half-brother *Court convicts Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of national carrier Ceiba Intercontinental of selling the ATR 72-500 plane to a Spanish company, pocketing cash *Convicted felon...

Israel in Africa – a friend with no benefits

Israel's surveillance tools are now part of its economic presence in Africa. Photo: File Last month, Israel opened a new embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, after a 50-year absence. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called it part of the “alliance of...

African Ministers Join OPEC Leadership

OPEC and the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) will host the OPEC-Africa Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies in Cape Town, bringing together leading ministers, policymakers and industry...

Mahama Swears In Cyber Security Committee as Ghana Prepares for UN Treaty Signing

President John Dramani Mahama has assembled an 18-member task force to coordinate Ghana’s cybersecurity response, marking what officials describe as a watershed moment in the country’s digital defence strategy. The Joint National Cyber Security...

Equatorial Guinea cuts off internet for Annobón island residents who protested construction company

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

President Bio Reaffirms Africa’s Demand for Permanent UN Security Council Seats at C-10 Summit

President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, also serving as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority and Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten (C-10) on UN Security Council Reform, has reiterated Africa’s call for permanent representation...

Equatorial Guinea’s repression of island protesters includes internet outage — for a year and counting

LAGOS, Nigeria — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July of last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their...

Equatorial Guinea enforces internet outage for island

When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their internet access....