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Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Sunday said that all elements of Libya’s east-based commander Khalifa Hiftar would be considered “legitimate targets” if there are any attacks against Turkish forces. Speaking at a news conference in Tripoli, Akar said that the main problem in Libya is “the putschist Hiftar group and his supporters.” Akar’s unannounced visit to Tripoli came after… Read More

With Rwandan and UN guards in tow, President Faustin-Archange Touadera was one of the earliest to cast their ballots as polls opened in the Central African Republic’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. Touadera was keen to show his nervous compatriots that the vote was being held despite renewed rebel violence in the countryside. The rebels are opposed to the… Read More

More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said. A 70-seater bus was on its way to the capital, Yaounde, from the western town of Foumban when it crashed into a truck while trying to avoid a crowd of people on the road around 2 a.m.… Read More

People in Niger began casting their ballots in the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. At the polling station of Dar-es-Salam, a popular district in the capital Niamey, the first voters began to vote around 09:00 (08:00 GMT) about an hour later than scheduled. Voting is scheduled to close at 7:00 pm local time, but election workers have instructions… Read More

Voting began on Sunday in the Central African Republic’s presidential and legislative elections after a campaign period marked by violence between rebels and government forces. Despite calls from the opposition to delay the vote amid the insecurity, the Constitutional Court rejected a postponement. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, seeking a second term, has tried to reassure candidates and voters that the voting… Read More

Niger hopes to make history on Sunday when elections set it on course for its first-ever peaceful transition of power despite a raging militant insurgency and economic woes. The world’s poorest country by a key UN benchmark, the Sahel nation has never had two elected leaders hand over power since independence from France 60 years ago — the last coup… Read More

People in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic were collecting their voter cards Thursday, despite the doubts that linger about the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections are deemed a key test of the strife-torn country’s ability to recover stability. President Faustin-Archange Touadera, 63, is considered is widely expected to secure re-election… Read More

Tunisian businessman Nabil Karoui has been arrested for a money laundering case opened in 2017. This is the second time that the 2019 presidential candidate has been behind bars in a case initiated 3 years ago following a complaint by an NGO. At that time, the 57-year old Nessma TV channel boss was a favorite for the presidential election. Karoui… Read More

2021 will be the year for free inter-African trade as more than 50 economies- from Algeria to South Africa – will be brought together under an ambitious plan. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) kicks in on January first. It was supposed to become technically operational months ago, but the launch was delayed by complications blamed on the coronavirus… Read More

The year 2020 started rather well at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. The world’s top soccer players came to celebrate the new year during a friendly match organized by the president of African Confederation Ahmad Ahmad: The opportunity to launch a year full of events. But neither the African Cup of Nations nor the Olympic Games were held as… Read More