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Guineans started voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election which sees the 82-year-old incumbent Alpha Conde running for a controversial third term. The leader bypassed a two-term limit in March by reforming the constitution. The move sparked mass protests, which resulted in dozens being killed in security crackdowns. Campaigning for the first round of the vote was marked by… Read More

Protests against police violence in Nigeria entered the tenth day on Saturday with more than 10,000 people invading the streets of Lagos. Mothers also joined the march in the city centre of Nigeria’s economic capital. “I am here to come and protest against the killing of my children, against the killing of our children, against the killing of the youth,”… Read More

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, in duelling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation. Coming just two and a half weeks before Election Day, the events Thursday night offered crystalizing contrasts and a national, if divided, audience.… Read More

A teacher beheaded on a street near Paris on Friday afternoon has been named as Samuel Paty by French Education MinisterJean-Michel Blanquer. The suspected killer, who officials said was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee, was armed with a knife and a plastic pellet gun, was later shot dead by officers in a nearby town, police said. French authorities have launched an… Read More

14 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in the northeast of the country. Nigerian military authorities say the jihadists from the Islamic State in West Africa (Iswap) group attacked the Jakana military base on Friday with machine guns and grenade launchers, an offensive followed by intense fighting. The IS-affiliated group has recently intensified attacks on… Read More

Emotions ran high Friday as two black suspects appeared in a South African court over the murder of a white farmer which has sparked racial tensions. A barbed wire fence ringed the court house in the central town of Senekal and police and a water cannon were deployed as opposing groups of white farmers and black activists gathered near the… Read More

The materials have been sent- the ballots, and the ballot boxes are in place. Over 90% of the electoral voters’ cards have been distributed. According to Mamadi Kaba, spokesperson for Guinea’s National Independent Electoral Commission (Céni), everything is ready for the country’s presidential election. But maybe not really. On the eve of the crucial election, some members of the National… Read More

A huge crowd gathered in Conakry on Thursday to show their support to Guinea’s main opposition leader and presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo during his final rally ahead of the Sunday’s election. A sea of people, mostly without masks, took the streets of the capital of the country to see Diallo, who greeted them from the top of a truck.… Read More

Guinean President Alpha Conde met with supporters in the country’s capital on Friday, during the last rally ahead of Sunday’s presidential election. Conde, 82, is seeking a third term in office, insisting his attempt to prolong his rule does not make him a dictator, even as opposition protesters slam his candidacy as an illegal power grab. Speaking to supporters in… Read More

Moroccan Muslims have returned to mosques to perform Friday prayers for the first time since March when all places of worship, including churches and synagogues were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Riyad mosque in Rabat, that can hold more than 3,000 worshippers on a normal day, was restricted to a total of 200 people, both men and… Read More