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Peaceful Presidential Elections in Ghana The signed peace pact between Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo seeking to be re-elected and his longtime opposition rival and predecessor John Mahama was not in vain as the presidential election campaign came to a peaceful end. Mary Attoh, a Ghanaian street vendor, shares her hopes for voting day, “Monday, we want peace. They are doing… Read More

Moroccan police said Friday they had arrested three men in the northern city Tetouan, suspected of terrorist plots and links to the Islamic State group. According to the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, ‘’the men had taped a video in which they pledged allegiance to the supposed emir of IS’’. In the video, the men had also specified the main… Read More

No Electoral Violence Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo — who is seeking a second presidential term, and longtime political opposition rival, John Mahama, who also happens to be a former president and Akufo-Addo’s predecessor, have signed a peace pact before facing off at the polls in the upcoming election on Monday. The two have already gone head to head for the… Read More

A no-confidence motion against South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been pushed till February next year. The speaker of the South African parliament said the move was allow whether the vote should be held in secret ballot. The motion was tabled by one of the country’s smallest opposition party, the African Transformation Movement (ATM). The party has only two regional… Read More

To some, they’re a flying nuisance but pigeons are a big business in Senegal. From his roof in a suburb of the capital Dakar, shopkeeper and pigeon racer Moustapha Gueye releases dozens of birds from the loft, who quickly fly out of sight. “Here it’s a factory, I’m creating athletes,” he says. He takes care of his winged friends every… Read More

Ghana, reputed to be a democratic example in West Africa, is preparing to elect its president on Monday in what promises to be a particularly close election between two long-time political adversaries. President Nana Akufo-Addo, 76, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is seeking a second term against his predecessor John Mahama, 62, leader of the National Democratic… Read More

Ethiopian forces blocked people from the country’s embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan on Thursday at the busiest crossing point for refugees, Sudanese forces said. Their account follows allegations by refugees in previous days of Ethiopian forces stopping people from fleeing the month-old deadly conflict in Tigray. The Sudanese forces, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized… Read More

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced new localized restrictions to stem a resurgence of Covid-19 in the south of the country, amid growing fears new infections could spiral into a second wave. Authorities in Africa’s worst virus-hit country have grown increasingly concerned by cluster outbreaks in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces that flared up last month.… Read More

The United Kingdom will deploy 300 troops to Mali this week as part of the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA), the British Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. The mission comprising 250 soldiers and a support team of 50 will be based in Gao, some 320 southeast of Timbuku. The troops is mandated to conduct patrols to gather intelligence and dialogue… Read More

The United Nation. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. “The vote today is the result of the Commission’s intensive and detailed consideration of these very complex recommendations during the last two years”, as the Chairperson, Ambassador Mansoor… Read More