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The Tawerghis Look to Rebuild in Libya Upon the NATO-backed assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, militias from close port city Misrata took revenge on his believed supporters — in particular the entire town of Tawergha, about 200 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli. The inhabitants felt the wrath of their revenge — laying siege to the town… Read More

Nigerian Parents in Katsina Reunited with Their Sons Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys were reunited with their parents on Friday — experiencing their first full day of freedom after being seized nearly a week ago in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram. Illya Kabir, the father of a rescued student is overjoyed, “I feel very happy to… Read More

Still Standing Strong Two Years Later Sudan was rocked by nationwide demonstrations Saturday with thousands marching in the capital city alone – calling for a faster pace to democratic reforms on the two-year anniversary of the December 19, 2018, uprising that saw the eventual ousting of ex-president Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Mosaab al-Shraif, a Sudanese citizen, is impassioned about the… Read More

Putting On Appearances as the Nation’s Walls Come Down? The President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra made a public appearance in the capital Bangui to address thousands of his supporters one week ahead of the December 27 election day. “The ANE and the Constitutional Court have given their assurances that the elections will be held on time. It… Read More

Political tensions are Mounting in the Central African Republic The United Nations deployed peacekeeping forces on Friday in Bossemptélé and Bossembélé v two localities reportedly seized in the Ombella-M’Poko region by armed elements of the 3R, the MPC and anti-Balaka. These are three of the largest groups that occupy two-thirds of the Central African Republic and they announced their merger… Read More

What Could This Mean for Central African Politics? President François Bozizé has been accused of an “attempted coup d’etat in the middle of an election period” by the Central African government on Saturday after announcing the formation of the Coalition of Patriots for Change comprised of three armed groups that is conducting an offensive in several localities in the west… Read More

In the club of Olympique Lyonnais, semi-finalist of the last Champions League, the African continent is in the spotlight. While several strikers shine in the French team, a young defender is wisely waiting for his time… In Lyon, it is not only Zimbabwean Tino Kadewere, Cameroonian Karl Toko Ekambi or Ivorian Maxwel Cornet who represent the continent with dignity, there… Read More

On Saturday, December 19, the National Crisis Committee authorised access to the waters of the Blue-Bay Marine Park — one of the jewels of the island, Mauritius. This comes after several months of draining and intense cleanup efforts in light of the devastating oil spills from the wreck of the diesel and fuel carrying MV Wakashio vessel back on July… Read More

In what some on the ground believe to be a jihadist related-attack, a teenage girl blew herself up with explosives among a crowd at a hangout next to the local chief’s home in Konduga town, Borno state, Nigeria – seriously injuring around two people and killing at least three. Ibrahim Ali, a local resident, shares what he witnessed, “After we… Read More

Saturday sees tensions rise between Sudan and neighbour Ethiopia as Khartoum deployed significant military reinforcements along its eastern border days after an ambush attributed to Ethiopian forces. Incidents regularly occur on this agricultural border between Ethiopian farmers who come to cultivate on this territory claimed by Sudan. An area now amid a humanitarian crisis with the arrival of 50,000 refugees… Read More