There now seems to be a shift from going cap-in-hand begging for aids to forging partnerships where hitherto African countries are known to kowtow to the U.S., China and Western countries for aids.This was demonstrated at the recently concluded Russia…

France will begin evacuating its citizens from Niger, which was taken over by the military in a coup, on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said.It said it would also evacuate other Europeans who wanted to leave the country, a former French colony.A…