March 28
Senegal: Who Is Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's New President?
44-year-old Faye won the March 24 election with 54.2% of the vote, according to the official provisional results from the National Voting Census Commission. He has promised to… Read more »
March 07
Senegal: Senegal to Hold Presidential Election After Constitutional Council Voids Delay
President Macky Sall's announcement to hold an election on March 23 follows weeks of uncertainty over his bid to extend his time in power Read more »
February 19
Senegal: Senegalese Civil Society 'Remains Vigilant' As Top Court Overturns Election Delay
The Constitutional Council nullified a presidential decree and a law passed by parliament postponing the February 25 elections. The chief election body has ordered that elections… Read more »
February 12
Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Faces a Divided Ethiopia and Growing Pressure
Significant miscalculations by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government have pushed the once hopeful Ethiopia to worrying instability, says former diplomat Mohamed Hassan Read more »
February 06
Senegal: Anger Grows Over 'Constitutional Coup' in Senegal
On February 3, President Macky Sall announced an indefinite suspension of the presidential election set for February 25. On February 5, after opposition deputies were forcibly… Read more »
January 30
Africa: What's Behind Ethiopia's Overtures Toward Recognition of Somaliland?
At a time when Israel's shipping through Red Sea has been blocked by Ansarallah in Yemen, control over the coast of Somaliland to its south across the Gulf of Aden, has become… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: As the DRC Holds Another Election, the Fight of the Congolese People Is Still for Liberation
44 million people were eligible to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC on December 20. The vote has been held amid an intensification of… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Egypt: Almost 90% Voted for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi got almost 90% of all votes despite his government's failure to address economic crisis in the country and allegations of widespread suppression of dissent Read more »
December 13, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas to Hold Talks With Niger As Sahel States Move to Expand Ties
The West African regional bloc has decided to negotiate with Niamey for a "short transition roadmap" that can potentially lift sweeping economic sanctions. Meanwhile, Niger, along… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: Thousands March in Brussels to Declare 'Planet and People Before Profit'
The demonstration was organized in the backdrop of the ongoing 12-day-long, COP28 Summit underway in UAE, which kicked off on November 30. Read more »