Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.
The 10 most neglected crises for the year include Colombia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Honduras, Ecuador, Cameroon, Nigeria and Mozambique, “spanning three continents and tens of millions of people the world continues to ignore”.
Qatar Airways is expanding its African network with a new Port Sudan service from July 2, resumed flights to Seychelles, Kigali and Marrakesh, and added frequencies across Egypt and southern Africa.
The UN Security Council has extended the UNMISS peacekeeping mission in South Sudan until April 30 2027 and cut the troop ceiling from 17,000 to 12,500, with Russia and China abstaining and several parties warning the cuts could weaken the mission.
Disruptions to fertiliser exports via the Strait of Hormuz have pushed urea prices above $700/MT, raising the risk of food inflation – and hunger – across Africa, where application rates are far below global norms.
Disruptions to fertiliser exports via the Strait of Hormuz have pushed urea prices above $700/MT, raising the risk of food inflation – and hunger – across Africa, where application rates are far below global norms.