Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, Nadia Murad, have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work and commitment to fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. The award, which will be presented at a ceremony in Oslo on December…

A ‘no deal’ Brexit could mean a temporary interruption of the diamond trade on the London diamond hub, affecting African and Indian diamond exporters. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union on the 29 March 2019 will bear consequences on its participation to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) and on the…

Illegal fishing or unauthorized fishing is a scourge affecting the countries of Africa, in particular those in the west, which are deprived of most of their fishery resources. “Every one in five fish eaten in a Western capital is likely stolen from African waters”, said Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix…

The security of the continent has now become a ‘private affair’ of the Americans, the French, the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Chinese. The countries that need muscle power turn mostly to Ukrainian or Russian companies. Peking provides low-cost solutions together with massive sales of arms. Muscle power, arms and intelligence. This is the formula…