Government Bolsters Funding for Asylum Seeker Transfer The United Kingdom's government recently unveiled an additional injection of a hundred million pounds earmarked for facilitating the transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda. This financial boost comes…
Egypt's Space Agency Commends China's Space Partnership The recent launch of the MISRAT-2 satellite marks a pivotal moment in Egypt's space exploration journey, thanks to a significant collaboration with China. Sherif Sedky, CEO of the…
Guinea's opposition movement announced a new round of protests from late September, just weeks ahead of a presidential election. The movement is opposing President Alpha Conde's controversial bid to run for a third term in…
The Constitutional Council, the top court in Cote d’Ivoire has officially validated the presidential candidacy bid of current President Alassane Ouattara who seeks a contentious third term — clearing only four of the 44 candidates…
Jovial commotion on the streets of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire as supporters celebrated on Saturday the presidential candidate nomination inauguration of former head of state Henri Konan Bédié by his political party — and the main…
A proposal to appoint a two-year transitional civilian government, heavily influenced by the military junta is being debated in Mali The proposal, made by junta-appointed experts, has been submitted to about 500 participants from political…
The presidential election in Guinea is unfolding amid political tensions. The president Alpha Condé, who is 82, is looking for a third term, whilst a coalition of his opponents has chosen to boycott the vote…
Ageing war veterans and university students joined long pre-dawn lines in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region to vote Wednesday in parliamentary elections that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government has deemed illegal. Polls opened at 6am (0300…
The schedule for submitting candidacy papers to run for October’s presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire ends by midnight. At least 36 candidates are expected to be registered by the end the day for the presidential…
Out of Detention The former Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, and President of the National Assembly, Moussa Timbine have been freed by the junta known as the National Committee for the Salvation of the People.…
Tunisia has announced its new government - for the second time in six months. The country's prime minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi, has formed his cabinet. He has said that he wanted a team dominated by independent…
DRC opposition leaders, Martin Fayulu and Adolphe Muzito returned to Kinshasa Saturday after several months of absence. They’ve both been abroad due to the suspension of international flights following the coronavirus pandemic. The two leaders,…
An equestrian festival is being celebrated in Libya after the surprise announcement of ceasefire. Equestrian school in tripoli had been closed for 10 years. Citizens say the occassion marks the ninth anniversary of the fall…
Talks for the Transition The National Committee for the Salvation of the People — the military junta who ousted from power now ex-president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, under the leadership of Colonel Assimi Goita, have been…
Military Coup d'État Colonel Assimi Goita, presented himself as the head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) at a meeting with the Malian government’s top civil servants in Bamako on…
Mali's military ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who announced his resignation early Wednesday in the fragile West African State, which is battling an Islamic insurgency in the north of the country. “I don’t want a…
Jailtime for the Former President's Son Billionaire behind bars, Jose Filomeno dos Santos, son of the former president who ruled Angola for 38 years, was sentenced to five years in prison by the nation’s Supreme…
Mali's opposition has rejected an offer to meet with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in order to defuse a months-long political crisis. Nigeria's former-president Goodluck Jonathan, who is chief international mediator in the crisis, proposed the…
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third term in October's presidential election has triggered outrage from the country's opposition. Simone Ouattara, second vice -president of the Ivorian Popular Front and wife…
Former Ekiti State Governorok, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the remark credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Fayose said that Obasanjo should quit claiming to be a saint, reminding him…
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