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Saudi Arabia hosts kingdom's first Africa summit, to boost ties, promote stability

bne IntelliNews November 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia is hosting its first ever Africa Summit, underscoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MbS) growing focus on African affairs.

Africa, Asia most people living in extreme poverty

Katharina Buchholz for Statista September 5, 2023

The place where the highest share of people continue to live in extreme poverty is Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2019, the latest year available with the World Bank, more than a third of people in the region lived below the international poverty line.

How France is losing Africa

Ben Aris in Berlin September 4, 2023

France is rapidly losing its influence in Africa as country after country rebel against their former colonial master and rally to the new BRICS bloc.

US in danger of losing control of its extensive drone base in Niger

bne IntelliNews August 21, 2023

Originally planned as a base for surveillance drones when built in 2014, it has evolved over time and is now home to armed Reaper drones and the largest facility of its kind in Africa.

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