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The United Nations’ Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has resigned his position. Lebanese academic and diplomat Ghassan Salamé has been at the post since 22 July 2017, when he was appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. He has been at the heart of all recent efforts to mediate in the military and… Read More

Senegal has become the second country in sub-Saharan Africa to record a coronavirus case, multiple news outlets including the privately-owned Dakaractu website have reported. The reports said the victim in question was a French national who entered the country aboard an Air Senegal flight on February 29. Nigeria is the other African country with a positive case. Egypt meanwhile, the… Read More

Hundreds of foreign migrants have been removed from central Cape Town by South African authorities following a months-long stand-off. The migrants, who were moved in an operation Sunday, had demanded to be relocated to other countries, claiming they had been threatened by xenophobic violence last year. But the group lost their court bid to compel the government to fly them… Read More

Guinea’s postponed referendum had been opposed by the opposition as an attempt to hold onto power by president Alpha Conde. Conde would not be the only African head of state that has used constitutional amendments to prolong their stay in office. While some like Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Republic of Congo’s Denis Sassou Nguesso have succeeded, elsewhere in Malawi, Burkina… Read More

Congo’s government has suspended a top mayor over embezzlement. Mayor of Brazzaville Christian Roger Okemba, whose term runs until 2023, was suspended from office by the Minister of the Interior and Decentralization in an alleged embezzlement of public finances. The development is a first of its kind in the central African country. Bridget, what a first for Congo in what… Read More

A historic truce and peace deal between a major armed group in the Ituri province of the DRC and the govt. After nearly 20 years of operations, the Force de résistance patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI) signed a peace agreement with the government on Friday 28 February. Of, what impact could this be to peace in Congo’s Ituri province? Read More

Cape Town celebrates pride but some same-sex couples say they still face victimization in South Africa. In recent times, a lesbian couple was denied a wedding venue because of their sexuality. “They said to us unequivocally they would not host us because were a same-sex couple, they said we were the same gender and they said they would continue to… Read More

Ethiopia on Saturday said it was disappointed by the mediation efforts of the United States over its dam project on the Nile River, suggesting that a deal would not be agreed soon. The U.S. Treasury, which oversees the talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, said Friday in a statement that an agreement had been reached and invited Ethiopia, which boycotted… Read More

Guinea-Bissau’s military deployed at key state installations in the capital on Saturday, as a political crisis continues to bite in the small West African country. Two men, Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Cipriano Cassama claim the presidency. After the inauguration of Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the winner of the contested December vote on Thursday, Guinea’s parliament where the party of Embalo’s challenger… Read More

Senegalese forward Ismaila Sarr was on target twice as Watford ended Liverpool’s unbeaten run at Vicarage Road on Saturday night. Sarr also contributed the assist for the third goal as the Hornets run riot against the Reds. Before Saturday, Liverpool had gone 44 games unbeaten in the Premier League . The result means only Arsenal have gone longer at 49… Read More