‘Economic incentives are limited’: What does Russia really offer Africa?
African nations weigh political incentives as Moscow offers limited economic benefits compared with China and the West.

African nations weigh political incentives as Moscow offers limited economic benefits compared with China and the West.


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Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.
Cameroon midfielder joins EPL powerhouse for a fee understood to be worth up to 70 million pounds.
Former star striker, now head of Cameroon’s FA, backs Infantino despite mounting pressure on him to resign.
Relief volunteer says 100 bodies recovered as miners remain missing and trapped under rubble at the Zamboye site.

Cameroon’s women’s football team received a hero’s welcome in Yaounde after winning its first Women’s Africa Cup
Malawi will face Cameroon in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final after respective wins over Algeria and Morocco.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is leaving African families to count the cost.
Efforts to expand birth registration in Cameroon are gaining ground, but millions of children remain undocumented.
UN rights chief ‘shocked’ by reports that Nigerian and Chadian forces killed over 100 civilians and seeks inquiries.
The killing of two generals near Lake Chad follows a recent Boko Haram attack in the same region that left dozens dead.