Africa

Botswana signs $12B investment deal with Qatari firm to accelerate development
Deal to focus on key sectors including infrastructure, energy, the diamond industry, agriculture, cybersecurity and defense
Botswana signs $12B investment deal with Qatari firm to accelerate development
Deal to focus on key sectors including infrastructure, energy, the diamond industry, agriculture, cybersecurity and defense

Israel reopens embassy in Zambia, eyes expanding influence in Africa
Israeli Foreign Ministry says embassy reopening part of broader effort to strengthen ties with African countries

US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan
Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan Group urges warring parties to lift bureaucratic impediments to allow aid access, honor commitments under 2023 Jeddah Declaration

Turkish President Erdogan's 2011 visit: Watershed moment that reshaped Somalia's trajectory
Trip during nation’s worst drought ended years of isolation, Somali officials say

Switzerland urges warring parties in Sudan to allow humanitarian access
Foreign Ministry warns of rising malnutrition and famine, stresses need for UN presence

UN chief says Africa must benefit first from its critical minerals
600M people in Africa still lack electricity, Guterres tells Tokyo summit