Nigeria’s president elect received Wednesday (Mar. 1st) the certificate of return from the electoral commission chairman. During the ceremony that took place in Abuja, Bola Tinubu collected the formal document confirming his victory and urged his fellow Nigerians to overcome any partisan divide. “I (take) this opportunity also to again, to appeal to my fellow contestants to let us team… Read More

Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua has reiterated the East African nation’s long-standing decision not to “condone” same-sex relations. He stressed that Kenya will resist any attempt at imposing the same on its population citing the need to protect its customs and traditions. “We shall not condone any attempts to legitimize LGBTQ actions in Kenya. Our values must be respected, and… Read More

Nigeria’s Labour Party denounced the country’s presidential elections on Wednesday, claiming they had not been “transparent, free and fair”. At a briefing on Wednesday, Labour Party vice-presidential candidat Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed detailed instances of violence and voter intimidation saying the election was conducted “in clear violation of agreed and promised INEC ( Independent National Electoral Commission), rules and guidelines.” “It… Read More

France’s President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Central Africa on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to safeguard French interests in Africa, as anti-French sentiment runs high in a majority of African nations. He landed in Gabon’s capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Macron’s trip comes as alarm… Read More

Regional rivals Morocco and Algeria are engaged in two competing gas pipeline megaprojects linking them to Nigeria, targeting the European market, but in a context where the EU would like to do without gas by the end of the decade. The most recent is the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP), approximately 6,000 km long, which should cross 13 African countries on… Read More