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The government of Mali has denied allegations that a French air strike killed guests attending a wedding last Sunday. The country’s defense ministry said a joint operation with French forces had killed only Islamist militants. The French military has also denied causing civilian casualties, despite witnesses saying that up to 20 wedding guests were killed in the air strike. Medical… Read More

Nana Akufo-Addo was on Thursday sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president. It comes a day after a brawl between rival politicians in parliament during the election of the speaker. Soldiers were briefly deployed after the unusual scenes in one of Africa’s most stable democracies. The president defeated his main rival, ex-president John Mahama, in December’s keenly contested… Read More

On 7 January, many Orthodox Copts and other Orthodox Christians (including those in Russia and Ethiopia) celebrate their Christmas Day. The difference in date lies simply in the calendar being used. Many Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar, which predates the Gregorian one introduced by Pope Gregory in 1582. The calendars are 13 days apart, pushing celebrations for much of… Read More

The Central African republic’s government announced on Thursday a curfew throughout the country. “There is a curfew throughout the Central African Republic from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.,” president Faustin-Archange Touadera announced in a statement read on national radio. The move is seen as an additional way to fight against the rebels’ advance even if for the time being, it… Read More

South Africa says it will deploy its National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Western Cape to assist police with enforcing lockdown regulations. One of their main focus areas will be the beaches along the garden route, which people are still visiting. Dr Keith Cloete, head of the provincial health department, said on Thursday that the details of the military deployment… Read More

Niger is attempting its first peaceful transfer of power since gaining independence in 1960. Its presidential election heads for runoff poll in February after ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum failed to secure enough votes in the first round against former president Mahamane Ousmane. But as they get prepared for the runoff, President Mahamadou Issoufou is taking stock of his ten… Read More

A coalition of opposition parties in Ivory Coast said Thursday, they would participate in legislative elections slated for March 6. The announcement further eases political tensions after deadly clashes. The two main opposition parties, the Ivory Coast Democratic Party (PDCI) and Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), are members of the group. “We’re not going there for show. We are going to… Read More

Opposition politicians clashed in Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday night, prompting a military intervention. Legislators were voting to choose the next parliament speaker. Chaos erupted after a lawmaker from the ruling party tried to seize the ballot box. The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army moved in, with national television broadcasting the drama live. “There was total breakdown of… Read More

You Lose if Do and You Lose if You Don’t Not even twenty-four hours after a violent MAGA mob stormed Capitol Hill in a chaotic rage — outgoing United States president Trump -appears to have finally accepted electoral defeat as he stated in a tweet on Thursday that there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th.” The incumbent head… Read More

More than 600 journalists have died worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report from released by the Swiss organization Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which calls for priority vaccination of media workers says. The organization, based in Geneva and founded in June 2004 by a group of journalists from several countries, says however that it is not possible to… Read More