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Ugandan police said Thursday they prevented popular singer Bobi Wine, one of the frontrunners in the January 14 presidential election, from gathering his supporters, citing health regulations regarding Covid-19, but denied arresting him. “Please disregard false claims” that Robert Kyagulanyi – whose artist’s name is Bobi Wine – “was arrested while campaigning” in the Lake Victoria area, the Ugandan police… Read More

Africa has so far been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in terms of cases and deaths but its economy has not been so lucky, especially the poorer, smaller countries dependent on a single resource or sector. The spread of the disease has also picked up speed in recent weeks, stoking concerns that worse is to come. Here are… Read More

China last month joined other members of the G20 in agreeing to suspend interest payments on all loans owed by dozens of low-income countries, in a bid to ease pressure on developing economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Most of those nations are in Africa and getting China onboard was considered something of a coup for the G20. But there… Read More

An opposition coalition in the Central African Republic has called for an annulment of the presidential and legislative elections last Sunday, as they say, a third of voters were unable to cast their vote due to insecurity. In a statement on Wednesday, the Democratic Opposition Coalition (COD-2020), said the elections “were not fair and inclusive and are in no way… Read More

Set Free with Conditions for the Political Opposition Leader During a court appearance in Abidjan on Wednesday, the magistrate pronounced the provisional release — under judicial supervision of opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan. The former prime minister and leader of the Ivorian Popular Front party was arrested in early November just a few days after the presidential election on October… Read More

Talks Unresolved and in the Air The dialogue between President Alassane Ouattara’s government and the opposition to ease the political climate in Cote d’Ivoire was suspended Tuesday without an agreement being reached. The release of several opposition leaders from prison and the return without prejudice of former President Laurent Gbagbo to the country are still blocked. Imprisoned after the October… Read More

Bars and Restaurants Hit Hard in South Africa With the nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol going into effect in South Africa from Tuesday, some locals in Johannesburg affiliated with the bar and restaurant industries are torn between the necessity to combat the coronavirus health crisis and the need to sustain their own livelihoods. Joshua Mudau, a local creative… Read More

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned Tuesday after a two-month stay in Germany, where he was treated with Covid-19, ending a long period of uncertainty in a country facing a health, political and economic crisis. Tebboune landed 6 pm local time in Algiers and was met with several senior government officials like the Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad and Army Chief of… Read More

The story of “Music from Saharan WhatsApp”. A lo-fi method for music production giving talents from the sahel region international exposure A solar powered car made from trash and scrap yards in Sierra Leone. We hear from its inventor and the prospects And a chat with Gabon’s Tamarah Boussamba, a young female entrepreneur that is contributing to the transformation of… Read More

Moroccan Historian and human rights defender Maati Monjib has been finally arrested Tuesday to be brought before the Public Prosecutor, in a case where he is suspected of “money laundering”. Before the arrest, Maati Monji, had waged several hunger strikes since 2015 to denounce the several accusations leveled against him, which according him are “purely political” and intend to “weaken… Read More