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Anger continues to flare in the Arab world after French President Emmanuel Macron’s public backing of the Muhammad caricatures. In Tunisia, dozens gathered in the heart of the capital as the Muslim world celebrates the birth of the Prophet during the “Mawlid al-Nabawi” holiday. They gathered on Avenue de Paris, in Tunis, but were surrounded by police and were unable… Read More

Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo said Saturday’s presidential election spells “disaster” for the country and has urged dialogue. It’s Gbagbo’s first public comments since he was toppled in 2011. “What awaits us is disaster. This is why I am speaking out. People should know that I am against heading for disaster with our hands tied. We have to talk,”… Read More

Change often comes with opportunities, and today’s edition of Business Africa explores the possibilities that lie within elections in the United States and Ivory Coast. Calvin Dark, an expert on US-Africa relations, spoke on the favorable prospects for the African continent. – Cocoa stand-off in Ivory Coast – Still with elections, in Ivory Coast where president Alassane Ouattara is seeking… Read More

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is seeking re-election on Saturday, campaigning on his record of economic growth and stability in a country shaken by a civil war nearly a decade ago. Analysts looking at Ouattara’s claims say Ivory Coast’s economy has indeed enjoyed strong growth — the World Bank in August described it as “one of the best performing” south of… Read More

A dozen bodies have been unearthed in newly found mass graves in the Tarhuna region of western Libya from which eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar’s forces launched an aborted assault on Tripoli last year. “Four new sites have been discovered, two of them mass graves and two individual graves, in Tarhuna… and unidentified bodies have been exhumed,” the committee tasked by… Read More

The fire crackles and a woman shrieks as flames lick her body, burning her alive — a museum in Denmark is bringing the dark period of witch-hunting to life. Located in the home of a former witch hunter, the “Hex! Museum of Witch Hunt” in the town of Ribe sheds light on how a fear of witches led to persecutions… Read More

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara, who is running for a contested third term in an election on Saturday, accused the opposition of sending supporters to their deaths by carrying out a campaign of civil disobedience. Around 30 people have been killed in pre-election clashes since August, reviving fears Ivory Coast could slide back into the kind of violence that left… Read More

Guinean President Alpha Condé makes his first public appearance since the election of October 18, 2020 by visiting gendarmes and police officers injured in the clashes that followed the election. According to provisional results announced on 24 October by the electoral commission (Céni), the head of state, 82 years old, was reappointed for a third controversial term by obtaining 59.5%… Read More

The El Gouna Film Festival is in full swing in Egypt, making it possible, with the health regulations in force, to present numerous films from all over the world, and in particular from the Arab world. Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania is presenting in El Gouna a film selected in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival, a guarantee of… Read More

Ahmad Ahmad said Wednesday that he will seek a second mandate as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president. The election is slated for next March in Rabat, Morocco. The Malagasy politician’s reign at the continent’s football governing body has been dogged by controversy. The organisation has been accused of misappropriating upto $20m in an audit sanctioned by FIFA according to… Read More