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Guinean civil society invite ECOWAS to reconsider its demands regarding September 5 coup as current chairman of regional bloc the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Akufo-Addo heads a delegation to mediate the political crisis following the coup. Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo arrived at Conakry airport and was received by Guinea coup leader Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya on Friday.… Read More

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s and was ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after 20 years in power, has died at age 84, state television announced Friday. The report on ENTV, citing a statement from the office of current President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, did not provide the cause of death… Read More

Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu has demanded an investigation after security forces brutally dispersed a rally he called over election reforms. Police fired in the air in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo capital on Wednesday to disperse Fayulu’s supporters, injuring some in the process. “We had more than 30 arrests, more than 20 injured. Now we are told that… Read More

The scribbled lines, the imperfect pencil strokes… the Cameroonian Félix Fokoua flips through his first drawing book with nostalgia. Today, his electronic tablet and his computer have become the indispensable tools for the exercise of his art. At 29, crowned with several international awards, he has broken through in Cameroon, where he designed the mascot for the next African Cup… Read More

South Africa’s highest court on Friday denied an application by former president Jacob Zuma to rescind his sentence of 15 months in jail for contempt of court. The Constitutional Court judgment upheld its earlier ruling that Zuma should go to prison for refusing to testify at a commission of inquiry into widespread corruption in government and at state-owned companies while… Read More

Carlos Queiroz was unveiled as the new head coach of the Egypt national football team on Thursday. The Portuguese 68-year-old has also managed the Iran national team and more recently Colombia. At his presentation by the Egyptian Football Association, Queiroz vowed to dedicate his life to the players to “fulfill the dreams of all Egyptians”. The first challenge for Queiroz… Read More

A delegation of west African leaders have arrived Guinea on Friday, a day after regional bloc ECOWAS urged rapid elections following a coup in the fragile country. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara was received in Conakry on Friday by Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, leader of the coup that ousted former Guinean President Alpha Conde on September 5. He is part of a… Read More

In Melen-Rails, a suburb of Libreville, Moussounda Nzamba leaves a meeting at the Ministry of Health for an outburst on social networks. Nzamba, the president of the network of NGOs for AIDS patients accuses the Gabonese authorities of distributing outdated antiretroviral drugs to people with AIDS. Mariam Fatou Moussounda Nzamba, president of the Gabonese network of NGOs for AIDS patients:… Read More

Schools re-opened in Burundi on Thursday after being closed due to the pandemic and summer holidays, as the Burundian Health Ministry issued mandatory testing for all returning students. Schoolchildren, many accompanied by their parents, attended several screening centers across the country in order to get their test certificates allowing them to return to their classes. The Burundian government was one… Read More

West African leaders meeting in Ghana’s capital on Thursday imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on Guinea’s army rulers, the bloc’s toughest response yet to a spate of coups in the region. The ECOWAS sanctions also extend to family members of the junta leaders. The bloc also demanded a quick return to civilian rule. The demand came after a… Read More