December 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Government Team Begins Visit in Tigray After Peace Deal
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the… Read more »
Tunisia: Govt to Deport Asylum Seekers, 12 Years Later
A Tunisian rights group has condemned a "repressive and inhumane" government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp. Read more »
December 23, 2022
Gambia: France 'Strongly' Condemns Attempted Coup d'Etat in the Gambia
France's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the coup attempt that took place earlier this week in the West African country of The Gambia against President Adama Barrow, according… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Gabon: Opposition Proposes a Transitional Gov't
The leader of the congrès du Parti démocratique gabonais (in power for 55 years) is calling for a transitional government. Gabon is just a few months away from the… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia Vote for Hamstrung Parliament in Poll Shunned By Opposition
Tunisians are voting Saturday in the first general elections after a constitutional referendum in July gave President Kais Saied sweeping powers. Political parties have boycotted… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Rolling Out the Red Carpet to Africans As U.S. Warns of 'Destabilizing' China, Russia
The United States warned Tuesday that China and Russia were destabilizing Africa with their growing inroads as it rolled out the red carpet to the continent's leaders and pledged… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: U.S. Commits $55 Billion to Africa Over Next Three Years - White House
The White House said Monday ahead of the US-Africa Leaders summit that it is pledging $55 billion in economic, health and security support for Africa over the next three years. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Chad: Hundreds Jailed After Deadly Anti-Government Protests
A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly protests in October, the public prosecutor said on Monday. Read more »
Sudan: U.S., Allies 'Welcome' Sudan Initial Pact to End Post-Coup Crisis
The United States and allies Monday welcomed the signing of an initial deal between Sudan's military and civilian leaders to end a political crisis sparked last year by a coup. Read more »
December 02, 2022
Burkina Faso: Transitional Leader Confirms Coup Attempt but Favours Dialogue
Burkina Faso's interim president Captain Ibrahim Traoré has told civil society groups there was indeed a recent coup attempt against his government. Read more »
November 27, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Confirmed for Sixth Term As President of Equatorial Guinea
In Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been re-elected to a sixth term as president with 94.9 percent of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday,… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: World's Longest-Standing President On Course to Extend 43-Year Rule
Equatorial Guinea's veteran ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has taken the lead in the west African country's presidential race, according to provisional results released by the… Read more »
Mali: Mali Bans French NGOs As Diplomatic Row Deepens
Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Goes to Polls, Expected to Re-Elect President Obiang
Equatorial Guineans go to the polls on Sunday as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world's longest-serving president, looks to seal the deal with another mandate, in a country… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: African Union Should Have a Seat At the G20 Table, France Insists
French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders gathering in Bali that Paris "supports the full and complete integration of the African Union into the G20", in the same way as… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Sudan: How Russian Mercenaries Colluded With Khartoum Regime to Exploit Sudan's Gold
An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Guinea: Junta Orders Corruption Case Against Ousted Leader Alpha Condé
Guinea's justice minister has ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Condé and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Malawi: President Chakwera Fires Agriculture Minister and Deputy in Crackdown On Fraud
In a televised address to the nation, Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy to immediate effect for "incompetence and gross… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Burkina Faso: Coup Leader Sworn in As President, Warns of 'Humanitarian Crisis'
Ibrahim Traoré, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists. Read more »
October 20, 2022
Guinea: Gunshots Reported As Demonstrators Defy Ban to Protest Against Junta
Young demonstrators clashed with security forces in the Guinean capital on Thursday after an outlawed opposition group defied a ban on protests to rally against the country's… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Uganda: My Son Will Leave Twitter, Museveni Says in TV Interview
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that his son will stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state, after a social media tirade that included a threat to invade… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Holds Security Forum Two Weeks After Military Coup
A forum bringing together political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces got underway in Burkina Faso on Friday, two weeks after a coup.… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Mali: Draft Constitution Marks Major Shift Towards Presidential Regime
Mali's proposed new constitution will shift the balance of executive power from the parliament towards the president. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of the… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Chad: Ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby to Create Unity Government 'In Next Few Days'
Chad's ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has said a "government of national union" would be created in the coming days to steer the course toward new elections following a forum on… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Algeria: France and Algeria Seek to Deepen Ties After Easing of Tensions
French and Algerian prime ministers have declared a wish to "deepen" their countries' ties as Paris seeks to repair relations with its former colony and major gas exporter. Read more »