Africa Matters

Obi Advocates for Collective Security and Development in Africa

Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Nigerian general election, expressed deep concern over Africa’s worsening security situation, noting that “non-state actors have now taken over security in some African countries.” Obi made this statement during an international leadership dialogue held in Athens, Greece, which was attended by former presidents, top…

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US imposes visa bans on Congolese officials for trafficking wildlife to China

The US government has imposed visa bans on several Congolese officials found culpable for trafficking endangered wildlife to China in the latest move to back conservationists. The State Department on Wednesday listed Cosma Wilungula Balongelwa, former Director General of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN), and Leonard Muamba Kanda, the former Department Head of the DRC Management Authority…

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