Egypt’s top diplomat met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Sunday (June 18). The officials talked among other things on strategic relations, economic partnership and close cooperation in the Mediterranean, the Egyptian Foreign ministry tweeted.  The EU representative announced an allocation to back Egypt as it welcomes refugees from neighbouring Sudan.… Read More

As Malians awaited the results of Sunday’s referendum on a new constitution, the chairman of the Modele Mali observation mission gave Monday (June 19) an overview of the voting process. The disenfranchisement of voters living in the northern region of Kidal which is controlled by former rebels is highly contested. Modele Mali says its observers witnessed no vote there. ”There… Read More

With six months to go before the elections, the campaign is shaping up to be very tense in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the opposition raging against a regime determined to stay in power, against a backdrop of conflict in the east and social crisis. A single-round presidential election is scheduled for 20 December in this vast country of… Read More

Nigeria qualified for the next AFCON by beating Sierra Leone 3-2 on Sunday thanks to Kelechi Iheanacho’s 95th minute goal, while Tanzania held on for a crucial home win over Niger despite a bizarre late incident when the referee sent off the Tanzanian ball boys for interfering with the ongoing game. In Tanzania, the ball boys threw numerous balls onto… Read More