Activists demanding the military keep out of politics have announced a schedule of protests leading up to mass rallies on November 13th under the slogan: “No negotiation, no partnership, no compromise.” The coup, led by Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, halted a power-sharing arrangement between the military and civilians that had been agreed after…
Céline Jackson is one of the Congolese people who have paid a heavy price for the violence that the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced in recent years. She has lived through the main episodes of these dark pages, for which neighboring countries are often blamed, but she demands justice and reparation. “I was a…
CAIRO — Talks between Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the leaders of an Oct. 25 military coup are making progress, a source close to Hamdok said Thursday as the United States and United Nations pressed for a solution. A second source said Sudan could set up a new 14-member sovereign council soon in a…
Pretoria – More than 80 South African companies, supported by the government, will have an opportunity to showcase their products and services at the Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (IATF 2021) that will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, in Durban. The Intra-African Trade Fair is a trade show that provides a…
Niger has declared two days of national mourning from Friday, after at least 69 people were killed in an attack by suspected Islamist insurgents. The attack happened in the country’s south-west, near the border with Mali. Victims included a local mayor and the leader of a self-defence militia, the government said. A search is under…
The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on Thursday declared his candidacy for the December 4 presidential poll, with campaigning in the hotly contested election set to begin next week. Thousands of supporters lined the streets in the capital Banjul, as Barrow formally submitted his candidacy to the electoral body in the tiny West African nation. The…
Thousands of Ethiopians filled a stadium in the capital Addis Ababa to show their support for new military recruits, as the country’s yearlong war escalates quickly. “There is no victory without sacrifice,” Addis Ababa mayor Adanech Abebe said in her address to the crowds. “We are not allowed to get tired at this critical time.”…
The Tour du Faso, a 10-day bicycle race through the conflict-stricken West African country of Burkina Faso, began in the southern city of Banfora on October 29. One Burkinabe rider hopes to build on his Summer Olympics performance and secure victory despite security concerns. Paul Daumont is one of eighty cyclists taking part in this…
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Environmentalists in Zimbabwe are reacting angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s address at the COP26 conference, where he pledged his government’s fight against deforestation and climate change. Environmentalists say the government is busy dishing out land to companies, mainly Chinese, to mine coal for energy use, which COP26 wants phased out. Tuesday in…
Ethnic Tigrayan members of the Ethiopian army have been arbitrarily detained and held without charge for months, relatives say. Simon*, a 24-year-old ethnic Tigrayan resident of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, feels particularly uneasy on the first anniversary of the brutal war that has ravaged the northern Tigray region since last November. His father, a mid-ranking…