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Peace Calls for Northern Ethiopia The African Union (AU) called on Tuesday for an end to hostilities in the Northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, where the nations Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is currently in conflict with regional authorities of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). This comes after the head of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, publicly expressed concern… Read More

The Bids Keep Rolling In On Tuesday, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe and Mauritanian Ahmed Yahya were the last to declare themselves candidates for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) before the November 12 deadline. These candidacy bids come in addition to that of Ivorian Jacques Anouma and Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad — the current president who is… Read More

Traditions Meet the Future The sound of rich African rhythms rises from traditional musical instruments. Fused with cultural handclapping and foot-stomping – along with percussion sourced from pots, pans and other kitchen utensils? This unique sound belongs to the orchestra of Les Mamans du Congo – an all-female quintet from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. The group was formed… Read More

Captain or Not? Egypt is preparing to return to the AFCON qualifiers in a double confrontation against Togo on November 14 and 17th. Two decisive matches for the Pharaohs of Hossam El-Badry fuelled by the expectation of the appointment or not of Mohamed Salah as captain. Mohmed Fathy, a football journalist, explores the current situation regarding Mohamed Salah not being… Read More

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday invited his main rival Henri Konan Bedie for talks to defuse a standoff over his contested election to a third term. Ouattara won the October 31 vote with more than 94 percent, but Ivory Coast is caught in a crisis after opposition leaders boycotted the ballot and vowed to set up a rival… Read More

Faced with mounting cases of the coronavrirus, Tunisia on Monday sought to reinforce restrictions to control the spread of the disease, while avoiding a fresh lockdown. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said that security agencies had been given orders to enforce the wearing of masks and other measures. “The measures we are taking have the objective of avoiding a situation of… Read More

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators. Monday’s announcement doesn’t mean a vaccine is imminent: This interim analysis, from an independent data monitoring board, looked at 94 infections recorded so… Read More

Making Peace The Tunisian town of Gammarth saw Libya’s rival factions begin much-awaited political peace talks on Monday — brokered by the United Nations, the goal is to outline a roadmap to presidential and parliamentary elections in the country. The President of Tunisia, Kais Said, publicly addressed the gathering, “But only after this, and only after gathering of weapons, until… Read More

Coronavirus Makes for an Oily Situation As coronavirus cases peak once again in Europe and the United States, the anticipated continued weakened demand for oil could see global energy producers able to tweak an agreement on production cuts till 202 — as per an announcement on Monday by Saudi Arabia’s energy minister. The Covid-19 pandemic — as with most industries… Read More

An Explicit Call to Action Congolese 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Denis Mukwege — currently visiting Kinshasa in the Congo as part of the “political consultations” initiated by President Félix Tshisekedi, is explicitly calling on the head of state to right the wrongdoings that span over 25 years in the country. The human rights activist stated publicly and brazenly,… Read More