May 17
Senegal: Senegal's PM Sonko Questions Future of French Military Presence in Dakar
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country in a wide-ranging speech that also touched on the… Read more »
Africa: LGBTQ+ Gains Thwarted By Enduring Discrimination and Violence
Despite legal advancements and greater openness about sexual orientation, discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ people is on the rise in places including Europe - while… Read more »
May 16
Senegal: Senegal's Sonko Welcomes Socialist Mélenchon in Symbolic Visit to Dakar
French hard left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he became the first French political figure to be received by the new government under… Read more »
May 15
South Africa: The Legacy of Nelson Mandela 30 Years After His Election As President
Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president in May 1994. His election ended more than three centuries of white rule in South Africa. Read more »
May 13
South Africa: South Africans Lose Faith in Ruling ANC As Income Inequality Grows
South Africa will vote on 29 May - three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will… Read more »
Chad: Chadian Opposition Leader Files Legal Challenge to Presidential Election Poll
Chadian opposition leader Succès Masra has filed a legal challenge to the results of the 6 May election in which officials declared he came in second, behind junta leader… Read more »
May 12
Senegal: Senegal Buys Back Library of Poet-President Léopold Senghor From France
More than 300 books collected by the first president of independent Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, will be transferred to Dakar after the Senegalese government… Read more »
May 10
Africa: French Catering Company Gives Refugee Women a Recipe for Success
French catering company Bande de Cheffes employs women displaced from their own countries to cook food from around the world. The goal is to make the most of refugees' talents… Read more »
Chad: Shots Fired by Soldiers After Presidential Vote Results Announced
Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has been declared the official winner of the 6 May presidential elections with over 61 percent of the vote, according to… Read more »
May 07
Rwanda: U.S. and DRC's Partners Call On Rwanda to Punish Forces Over Attack
The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's… Read more »
May 06
Tanzania: Kenya and Tanzania Face 'Humanitarian Crisis' Amid Disastrous Floods
The death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 in Kenya, as authorities in the country and in neighbouring Tanzania warned that there was no sign of a… Read more »
Chad: Chad Votes in First Sahel Presidential Poll Since Wave of Coups
Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups. Read more »
May 05
Chad: Junta Leader Déby Eyes Grip On Power in Chad's Presidential Election
Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Unique Desert Lions Threatened By Drought and Human Conflict
Namibia - Namibia's unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country's north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year… Read more »
Togo: Togo's Ruling Party Wins Parliamentary Poll in Victory for Longtime President
Togo's legislative elections delivered a sweeping majority for the ruling party, the country's electoral commission announced late on Saturday. The results pave the way for… Read more »
May 03
West Africa: Military Regimes Have Turned the Sahel Into a 'Black Hole' of Information
In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since the countries were taken over by military juntas, reports by international… Read more »
Togo: Togo Opposition Cries Foul As Election Vote Count Favours Government
Opposition groups in Togo have accused authorities of ballot-stuffing in Monday's legislative and regional elections, where vote counting is still underway. Regional observers,… Read more »
Niger: Concerns Mount As Russian Troops Take Over US Base in Niger
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops - a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel American forces from the country. Read more »
Kenya: Death Toll Climbs As Torrential Rains Contine to Batter Kenya
Weeks of heavy rain and floods that have killed nearly 200 people continue to ravage parts of Kenya - causing landslides, destroying roads and forcing people from their homes. Read more »
May 01
Senegal: Senegalese Unions Voice Demands On First Labour Day March in Four Years
After four years without a May Day parade because of Covid-19and other strategic reasons, Senegal has organised a rally for Labour Day this year. This will be President Bassirou… Read more »
East Africa: Former Rwandan Opposition Leader Asks Court to Allow Her Run in Elections
Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights,… Read more »
April 30
Congo-Kinshasa: Macron Urges Rwanda to End Support for DRC M23 Rebels and Withdraw Troops
Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said… Read more »
South Africa: Surprise Comeback of South Africa's Ex-President Jacob Zuma Could Challenge Ruling Party
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma is running a visible and noisy campaign for May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), another… Read more »
April 29
Togo: Togo Heads to Polls Amid Claims of Power Grab By President Gnassingbé
Some four million Togolese are to vote Monday for legislative and regional elections that have been twice delayed. Opponents accuse longtime ruler Faure Gnassingbe of seeking to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Visit to France Likely to Focus On War in Eastern DRC and Commerce
French President Emmanuel Macron met his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on Monday in Paris. The visit, which will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, will focus on business… Read more »