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François Bozizé, is the new rebel leader in the Central African Republic. The former president has officially taken over the leadership of the CPC, the Coalition of Patriots for Change. CPC spokesman Serge Bozanga on Saturday said the former head of state had responded favourably to the “call” of the six armed groups that are members of the CPC, “asking… Read More

The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday’s election into doubt on the eve of the vote. Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, had skipped his final campaign event on Friday after telling some reporters a day earlier that he feared he… Read More

Polls opened on Sunday in the Republic of Congo as voters cast their ballots in a presidential election boycotted by the main opposition- The largest opposition group, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy or UPADS, is boycotting the poll. Voting began at a polling station in the capital Brazzaville shortly after 7 am local time, according to witnesses. Internet has… Read More

The Champions League quarterfinals will feature rematches from two of the past three finals. Defending champion Bayern Munich was drawn Friday to face Paris Saint-Germain, the team it beat 1-0 in the final last August. The first leg is in Munich. Real Madrid will play Liverpool, the team it beat 3-1 in 2018 final to win a record-extending 13th European… Read More

Libya’s national team players take part in a training session at the Martyrs of February football Stadium in the coastal city of Benghazi, ahead of their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Tunisia on March 25. Libya is set to host its first international soccer match against Tunisia on its soil after seven years, following the lifting of security… Read More

Waves, wind and just pure nature. The ocean offers the perfect sanctuary for tranquility and mindfulness. In Cape Town, South Africa, a handful of people practice bodysurfing. The little-known sport is practiced without boards or bragging. “Freedom… Absolute freedom. Just you, and the surf, figure out where you have to be, what you have to do and just ride the… Read More

As Tanzanians mourn for President John Magufuli, whose death was announced on Wednesday due to heart disease, his near three-week absence from public sight prompted a slew of rumours that he was hospitalised in neighbouring Kenya. According to the Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation, Magufuli was discharged from Nairobi Hospital while on life support and flown to Tanzania’s capital Dar… Read More

A candidate in the presidential election of April 11 in Chad, Albert Pahimi Padacké promised Friday, if he wins, the outgoing Idriss Déby Itno, almost assured of being re-elected, would continue to “live in his country” in peace. Mr. Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister from 2016 until 2018, when Mr. Déby had the post abolished to concentrate in his hands all… Read More

Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented on Friday the results of its activities in Bururi, in the south of the east African state where Investigations, hearings and exhumations of victims of the 1972 ethnic crisis have been going on. President of the TRC, Pierre Claver Ndayicariye said “the TRC has verified 68 mass graves. And it is only in… Read More

Mourners line the streets and gather at a church in Dar es Salaam to remember Tanzania’s late president John Magufuli, before he is transported to the Uhuru National Stadium where he will lie in state. Magufuli died at the age of 61 on Wednesday. He will be buried in his ancestral home next week, after various events in a number… Read More