Billionaire tech entrepreneur Musk, who has called for major spending cuts, has been chosen alongside biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (Doge). This acronym is a nod to Musk's…
Sudanese block the streets as a two-day civil…
Sudan - Sudanese people shut down stores and blocked streets with burning tyres and rocks on Tuesday, staging enraged protests against one of the country's bloodiest days since a coup d'état halted the country's democratic…
In two militia attacks in Ituri, more people…
Ituri- Local reports stated on Monday that at least 15 people were killed by militia groups in two separate attacks in Ituri, a region under siege in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According…
Mali Intends To Protect Trade Embargo by ECOWAS
Mali has been sanctioned by ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union. According to the transitional PM Choguel Maïga, Mali will not take this insult sleeping and will look into lodging a formal…
Tunisians disobey the government’s ban on social gatherings
Tunisia - On Friday, Tunisian police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of demonstrators who defied a prohibition on public meetings to protest President Kais Saied's power grab in July. Hundreds of Saied's…
Ethiopian opposition leader Eskinder Nega has been released
Ethiopia - On Friday, the journalist, blogger, and founder of the Balderas for Genuine Democracy party was released. Eskinder Nega had been held in a maximum-security prison in Addis Ababa for more than a year.…
Is Biden ready to take a call on…
Morocco - Over the years, relations between Morocco and the United States did not stand firm on the said documents. A lot of treaties, agreements have been made between the two but the subtle ignorance…
Has Mali given its nod to the Junta…
Mali - Mali might have finally given up on democratic hopes as it accepts Junta andate which was presented as the final phase of consultations prior to elections by the participants and the members in…
Gambia: Court rejects election result challenge to Barrow’s…
Gambia - The Supreme Court of Gambia has rejected a plea that challenged the victory of sitting President Adama Barrow in the presidential election conducted on December 4. The challenge plea was made by the…
No more Shell monopoly in South Africa, orders…
South Africa - Shell is known to be a big shark in the petroleum industry so much so that it is known to mint money by mooching people and smaller businesses. It is also known…
The EU’s training mission in Mali has been…
Mali - A new general has taken command of the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM). A number of European embassies as well as Malian military brass were present at the ceremony, which took place…
Final call on Libyan elections has been taken,…
Libya - After going back and forth on the decision to go ahead with elections, Libya has announced that it will not be proceeding with the scheduled elections due to the disguises that are taking…
Sudan has been hit by anti-coup protests in…
Sudan - Thousands of Sudanese came to the streets of the country's capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to commemorate three years of protests that sparked a popular movement that saw longstanding President Omar al-Bashir overthrown. Security…
Ethiopia demands to release reporters detained under emergency…
Ethiopia - As the situation gets turbulent in Ethiopia, there are an increasing number of incidents that show that the military is gaining excessive control over each affairs of the country on the government's orders.…
Al-Burhan, Sudan’s top general, warns against foreign interference
Sudan - During a speech after attending the conclusion of a military drill in the Maaqil district of the northern Nile River State, Sudan's senior general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan warned against foreign meddling in the…
Libya lawmakers criticize election commission
Libya - Some of the pro-Haftar Libyan officials have shown their disappointment toward the country’s election commissions as well as the judicial poll supervisors. As per a report, the Libyan lawmakers have advised above officials…
As Gambians vote in the presidential election, there…
Gambia - In Saturday's presidential election, Gambians are hoping for the better, with some celebrating the country's current condition and others voicing unhappiness. One voter expressed it this way: "Because the Gambian people are suffering,…
Gambia election 2021: Citizens vote in a first…
Gambia - Gambia citizens are heading to the polls to elect their next president. For the first time, the election will not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh appearing on the ballot. The 2016 elections removed…
China promises 1bn COVID-19 vaccines to Africa, shielding…
China - Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered one billion COVID-19 vaccines to African countries. According to Chinese media reports, nearly 200 million vaccines have already been supplied by China to the continent. Xi's announcement…