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Nigeriens continue to await results of Sunday’s polls. Results of the presidential election is expected to mark the first democratic transition between two elected presidents in the Sahelian country. The National Independent electoral commission (CENI) on Tuesday continued to announce results from various municipalities, and broadcast on television and radio. As of late afternoon Tuesday December 29, the commission had… Read More

The Zimbabwean government began evacuating hundreds of families from the Chimanimani region in the eastern part of the country on Tuesday, ahead of the arrival of a tropical storm called Chalane, the Information Ministry announced. “The evacuation is underway in Chimanimani because the government is giving priority to the safety of the inhabitants in case the cyclone hits the region… Read More

The presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic are ”legitimate” and ”credible”, government spokesman, Ange Maxime Kazagui said Tuesday. The first round was disrupted by armed groups occupying two-thirds of a territory hampered by civil war. Observer mission also agree. “Despite a few reported incidents within the country, the voting process continued to completion”, Mariam Aladji, head of… Read More

Civil Disobedience Met Excessive Force The United Nations Mission in Mali reported in a statement issued on Monday that fourteen demonstrators — all male, including two children, were killed on the weekend of July 10 during the interventions of law enforcement agencies at a demonstration by the June 5 Movement Rally of Patriotic Forces against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita who… Read More

Faced with low pay, little chance of advancement, and dangerous confrontations, the rangers of Kahuzi-Biega National Park have decided to block access to the the staff of nature reserve, to protest against unpaid wages. Tuesday make it the sixth consecutive day. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since… Read More

Honesty and Transparency Among Nigerien Leaders? Inhabitants of Niamey in the Sahel state of Niger say they want their leaders to “show honesty” – after the country voted on Sunday in a historic presidential election – its first-ever peaceful handover between elected presidents, in spite of the ongoing looming presence of jihadist insurgency. Abdelaziz Chaïbou, a local street restauranteur, shares… Read More

The Last Days of Desperation in US Politics? Refusing US President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage being done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration. He also complained that agency officials are obstructing his transition team — potentially compromising national security and creating insecurity. His public address went as follows: “We have encountered roadblocks from the… Read More

The European Union provided 20 million euros to support the Informal Economy Conversion Program in Angola. The agreement signed this Monday is part of the plan to respond to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economy. According to the Angolan Minister of Economy and Planning Sérgio Santos, this funding will be applied to initiatives already registered in… Read More

The new president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, vowed to make security his priority on Monday after he took the helm of the troubled Sahel country for a second term. “I intend to win the wager of providing security and stability for our country and ensure displaced people return to their homes,” the 63-year-old said after taking the… Read More

Some 80,000 Black south Africans served in WWII as part of the Native Military Corps but they were treated as inferior to white soldiers and their contribution was largely unrecognised. But now soldiers are being credited after the Commonwealth War Graves Commission began a process of commemoration for those who fought and died, and for the few left who still… Read More