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Raubbau an Afrikas Regenwäldern

Von Claudia Bröll

Forscher sehen einen rapiden Schwund der Wälder. Das ist auch das Ergebnis von Konflikten, wie sie in Ostkongo seit Jahren toben.

Vatican News

Nigeria: „Eine Gemeinde unter Belagerung“

Der Pfarrer einer Gemeinde in der Diözese Katsina, Stephen Shidi, bittet um Gebet und Unterstützung für seine Pfarrei. Sie sei seit fünf Jahren immer wieder der Gewalt von „Kriminellen und Banditen“ ausgesetzt.
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Reuters

Italy working with EU on debt-relief plan for Africa tied to development projects

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte

'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' summit, at Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome

BBC

We've lost the argument on aid, says minister

Becky Morton
Political reporter

The public no longer backs spending on international aid, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander has suggested.

The former international development secretary under Gordon Brown told BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson that even if money was not tight, "the argument would have to be made" for investment in foreign aid.

BBC

Three decades, one leader - how Eritreans had their hopes dashed

Teklemariam Bekit
Editor, BBC Tigrinya

Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders, Eritrea's president, who recently marked 32 years in power, has long defied expectations.

Isaias Afwerki now spends much of his time at his rural residence on a dusty hillside some 20km (12 miles) from the capital, Asmara.

Evangelisches Sonntagsblatt

Delegation aus Kamerun besucht Museum Fünf Kontinente

Reuters

Nigerian Navy cracks down on oil theft, arrests 76 vessels in two years

By Camillus Eboh

ABUJA - The Nigerian Navy has arrested 76 vessels and at least 242 suspects in anti-oil theft operations, and destroyed more than 800 illegal refining sites during a two-year crackdown, it said on Thursday.

Rampant oil theft from pipelines and wells has crippled Nigeria's oil industry in recent years, damaging government finances and stifling exports.

FAZ

Zugang zu Bodenschätzen:
Warum China in afrikanische Eisenbahnen investiert

Von Claudia Bröll, Jochen Stahnke

Obwohl in China das Geld nicht mehr locker sitzt, investiert es weiter in afrikanische Bahnstrecken. Es geht um den Zugang zu wichtigen Rohstoffen – im Wettlauf mit dem Westen.

NZZ

Kampftruppe Wagner beendet Einsatz in Mali

Die Integration der Paramilitärs in die russische Armee verläuft zäher als vom Kreml gewünscht
Samuel Misteli, Nairobi

Associated Press

Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say

The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday as the villagers were still digging through burned homes, counting their dead and looking for dozens of people still missing. Assailants stormed Benue state’s Yelewata community late on Friday night, opening fire on villagers who were asleep and setting their homes ablaze, survivors and the local farmers union said.

By CHINEDU ASADU