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Benin’s President Patrice Talon on Wednesday pledged to prosecute and punish those responsible for the pre-election violence that erupted in the country’s central region, a day after he was re-elected with more than 86% of the vote. Benin woke up on Wednesday after a very calm night, without violence, and without celebration. The re-election of Patrice Talon, who faced two… Read More

UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on the political opposition which began in the lead-up to January’s general elections and intensified after the disputed vote. “We are particularly alarmed by the reports of widespread and continued repression against opposition leaders and their supporters,” the experts said. “More than 50 people have been… Read More

The coronavirus pandemic has silenced many artists, but South Africa’s house music pioneer, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has been rocking it — dropping an album and creating a streaming platform. The legendary DJ released his sixth album, the first in five years, a few weeks before his 45th birthday. As the pandemic hit the pause button… Read More

Civilians are fleeing into Niger Republic after gunmen attacked Damasak town, Borno state in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday. Reports on the ground say this is the third attack in a week and the second in 24 hours — as dozens of jihadist fighters from the Islamic State in West Africa Province have been launching sporadic offensives since last weekend. The… Read More

More than 16,000 doses of vaccine have reached their expiration date and will be destroyed in Malawi, after arriving in the southern African country three weeks ago, the health minister said Wednesday. Of the 102,000 doses sent by the African Union (AU), some 16,400 were not used and expired on Tuesday, Charles Mwansambo told AFP. Of the total 530,000 doses… Read More

Patrice Talon’s supporters celebrate with singing and dancing outside his headquarters over the victory of their candidate in the first round of the presidential elections in Cotonou, Benin. A few hours earlier, the president of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission had announced his victory with 86% of the votes cast in the first round of the presidential election Talon, 62,… Read More

At least 20 people have been killed and three others injured in a road accident in southern Egypt Tuesday. Authorities said a bus overturned while trying to overtake a truck on a highway causing a collision that lead to the casualties. The bus was travelling from Cairo when it turned over. It was hit by the truck on a road… Read More

Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré, now in exile in Ivory Coast, will stand trial for the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, a pan-African icon, during the 1987 coup in which he took power, lawyers told AFP on Tuesday. The case was referred Tuesday to the military court in Ouagadougou, after the confirmation of charges against the main defendants,… Read More

A hotel in the Canary Islands has opened its doors to migrants seeking a new life. When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the last groups of migrants staying in one of the seaside resorts they manage in Spain’s Canary Islands, the British-Norwegian couple didn’t know when they would have guests… Read More

Egypt is demanding $ 900 million in compensation after the blockade of the Suez Canal at the end of March, and the container ship that caused it has been seized in the meantime, the government daily Al-Ahram reported on Tuesday. On Monday evening, the head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) had reported on public television “negotiations” to obtain compensation… Read More