par This Is Beirut, 03/02 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Former West Ham United defender Arthur Masuaku scored a vital goal as the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Guinea 3-1 on Friday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Masuaku netted direct from a free-kick on 82 minutes to give his country a two-goal advantage in the quarter-final and they will face hosts Ivory Coast or Mali for a ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/03 14:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Africa Islamic State jihadist Kidnapping Nigeria Refugee Camp
Daesh's Nigerian affiliate has been blamed for the recent attack in northeastern Nigeria, which saw over 100 people, mostly women and children, being kidnapped from a number of displacement camps. More than 100 people are missing after jihadists in northeast Nigeria carried out a mass kidnapping that targeted women and children from ...
par Béatrice Moreau, 10/05 10:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Netflix is investing in the African continent to nurture new talents and tell unique stories that often captivate local audiences before reaching global success. In recent years, Netflix has been making significant strides in its investment in the African continent, with the aim of bringing forth new talents and telling unique stories that ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/06 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Africa Armed Conflict Daesh Israel-Hamas war Norway Second World War Ukraine War
More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study published Monday. Last year saw 59 conflicts of which 28 were in Africa, the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) showed. But the number of countries which experienced conflicts declined from 39 in 2022 ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/07 13:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Africa Jihadists Mali Sahel Terrorism
An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two officials from the provincial authority said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. "At least 21 civilians have been killed" in the village of Djiguibombo, several dozen kilometres (miles) from the town of Bandiagara, one of the officials ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/07 13:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Africa Erdogan Sahel soft power Turkey
Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage – not least in Africa, where it announced plans this week to search for oil and gas off Somalia. Over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power, Ankara has consolidated its foothold on the continent, quadrupling its number of embassies there. Here are five ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/09 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Africa China China-Africa forum Leaders red carpet
China rolled out the red carpet on Monday for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. Beijing has said this week's China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/09 11:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandemic. More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this ...
