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Morocco and France on Monday signed an agreement in Rabat to return underage minors to their countries of origin. The deal is known as the ”Declaration of intent”. The agreement is the most complex of measures demanded by European countries to deal with migrants coming from the Maghreb region. “I am convinced that this declaration of intent to disseminate a… Read More

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s move to scrap the shaky ruling coalition dominated by supporters of his powerful predecessor Joseph Kabila violates the constitution, Kabila’s camp said Monday. The warning sparked fears of a widening political crisis in the perennially restive country, grappling with insurgency in the east and a badly fractured parliament. Tshisekedi on Sunday said he planned to… Read More

South Africa will make available about $66m to help small-scale farmers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 75,000 small-scale farmers will benefit from the fund, said Thoko Didiza, the country’s minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on Monday at a press briefing. The fund mostly targets youth, women, the disabled, unemployed army veterans and farm… Read More

Voting in Ghana’s popular election came to an end on Monday evening at 1700 GMT. The poll is seen as a seen as a close fight between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his longtime rival John Mahama, vying to lead the country long viewed a beacon of stability in a troubled region. Various polling stations saw hundreds of voters lined up… Read More

Sentenced for Civil Disobedience Algerian opposition activist Karim Tabbou, one of the most recognisable activists in anti-government protests last year, has been given a one-year suspended sentence for “undermining national security,” according to one of his lawyers. “You’ve witnessed a lot of things and especially a lot of disappointment. I’m hurt to hear these accusations of hurting the morale of… Read More

As Ghanaians head to the polls in what is expected to be a keenly contested vote between President Nana Akufo-Addo and John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress party (NDC), our journalist Ignatius Annor was interviewed by our sister channel Euronews on the stakes of the election. Ignatius Annor : These are two main rivals as you stated. John Mahama… Read More

An Important Step for the DRC Hundreds of supporters of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo expressed their elation at the announcement of the dissolution of the Cach-FCC coalition (parliamentary group Common Front for Congo) between Tshisekedi and his predecessor Kabila. This announcement came after the failure of a coalition with supporters of predecessor Joseph Kabila who currently… Read More

The Fire that Lit Up Tunisia Ten Years Ago Ten years after Mohamed Bouazizi lit himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid — a courageous act of civil disobedience that sparked unprecedented mass demonstrations across Tunisia and triggered an uprising around the Arab world, many locals feel disappointed at the perceived lack of economic progress since the event. Feyda Mnasri, a… Read More

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he planned to form a new coalition government and warned if he could not, he may dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections. Sunday’s announcement comes after the failure of a coalition with supporters of predecessor Joseph Kabila who currently wield a majority in parliament. Tshisekedi came to power in 2019, after a long-delayed election… Read More

Refugees fleeing the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia are sheltering in crowded camps in neighbouring Sudan, where a coronavirus outbreak is feared. Tens of thousands of refugees are living in makeshift homes in the Umm Rakouba camp. But it has no facilities to test people for the deadly virus. Dr. Ali Mohammed, from Doctors without Borders says the only preventative measures… Read More