By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Emmanuel Macron has secured commitments from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to supply an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month. The deliveries are intended to help address France’s cost-of-living crisis, according to the French presidency, cited by France 24.
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Donald Trump said Paris would soon become a “Muslim city” and attributed this development to immigration, criticising French President Emmanuel Macron’s policy. The US president made the remarks to the press at the White House on 19 October, amid violence and unrest in France, according to a video broadcast by CNN.
🌍 World · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Japan has launched a probe to explore Phobos and Deimos, Mars’ two moons, and bring samples back to Earth. The five-year mission, costing $578 million, is due to return dust, soil and rocks in 2031, according to France 24.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha believes a summit between Russia, China and the United States would encourage Vladimir Putin to prolong the war in Ukraine. The reaction comes after a summit proposal attributed to Putin, already reported on 19 October, according to France 24.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
France’s Minister for Digital Transition, Anne Le Henanff, has asked online resale platforms to remove listings offering goods believed to have been stolen during looting in France. She summoned representatives of Vinted and eBay to a meeting, while authorities reported more than 3,000 damaged businesses, according to information reported by Euronews.
🌍 World · Source: Jornalnoticias ·
African financial markets advance but remain thinly tradedFinancial markets in 21 of the 29 African countries assessed improved, lifting the index’s average score to 56, its highest level in a decade. Progress, driven by falling inflation and regulatory reforms, is still constrained by low trading activity, according to the Absa and OMFIF index.
Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin prepare to connect customs systemsCameroon, Nigeria and Benin are preparing to connect their customs systems with support from Afreximbank. The project aims to facilitate trade at the borders, in a context where intra-African trade remains limited compared with trade with the rest of the world, reports Ecomatin.The week in Africa
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