Uganda Withdraws International Coffee Organization

Uganda, Africa’s largest coffee exporter, has blamed its withdrawal from the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) agreement on what it said are unfair tariffs and other barriers that restrict export of processed coffee to Europe and elsewhere. “The importing countries impose escalating tariffs and restrictions on imports of value-added coffee,” the the state-run Uganda Coffee Development

France, European allies announce military withdrawal from Mali

Macron denies that the almost decade-long military deployment led by his country has ended in failure. France and its allies in a European force have announced they will begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting an armed unrest. A statement signed by France and its African and European allies and published on

EU demands the Release of Ugandan Author

The European Union has demanded the immediate release of Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. He was re-arrested again on Tuesday just minutes after being released on bail by a Kampala court. In a statement issued Wednesday, the EU and embassies of its member states in Uganda said the author’s arrest is “a clear disrespect to the

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Mali military government has declared that France/Denmark must withdraw its troops from Mali within 3 days! They’re on the verge of suspending diplomatic ties with France and renouncing French as Mali’s official language! 🇲🇱🔴 Mali’s government said it asked France/Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed to the West African nation as part of a French-led