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Darfur, where the population is living through a “nightmare” after weeks of war in Sudan, is heading towards a new “humanitarian disaster” that the world must prevent, the UN’s head of humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, pleaded on Thursday. “Darfur is rapidly heading towards a humanitarian disaster. The world cannot allow this to happen. Not again,” he said in a statement,… Read More

Polling stations closed in Bamako, Mali, at 6PM UTC on Sunday (June 18) to begin vote tally. During the day, citizens had voted on a new constitution. Main changes in new draft constitution include strengthening the president’s powers, reforming institutions or recognising traditional authorities. Constitutional court supervisor Hamadoun Sissoko was content with the voting process. “We didn’t have any problems… Read More

The end of subsidies on fuel in Nigeria is being felt beyond its borders. In neighbouring Benin, a litre of “Kpayo”, the smuggled gasoline sold on the side of roads has doubled from 350 to 700 CFA francs (0.5 to 1 euro). Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin’s… Read More

African leaders including South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, participated on Friday in a visit to the Ukrainian town of Bucha, the site of one of the biggest massacres of civilians by Russian forces in the conflict. African leaders laid commemorative candles at a small memorial outside the church. “We pray to God that things will… Read More

Uganda is heightening security and has commenced a massive search after m Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in western parts of the country near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country’s first lady Janet Museveni while updating on the current situation on Saturday evening said the government was… Read More

Malian voters cast ballots on a new draft constitution Sunday in a referendum that the country’s coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but that critics have called a delaying tactic for him to extend his time in power. After casting his vote Col. Assimi Goita, head of the junta governing the country, thanked… Read More

Malians went to the polls on Sunday to pass judgement on the governing junta’s constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election. The west African nation has been under military rule since an August 2020 coup, which came after a decade of instability marked by jihadist insurgencies and political and economic crisis. Some 8.4 million… Read More

Sudan’s warring parties began a cease-fire Sunday morning after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos. Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighboring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of the cease-fire Sunday morning, after fierce clashes were reported the previous day. The three-day truce came ahead of a pledging conference the… Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation, on Saturday, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the conflict in Ukraine had to stop. “This war must be settled… through negotiations and through diplomatic means,” said Ramaphosa. He added that his delegation, consisting of seven African leaders, “would like this war to be… Read More

In the capital Bangui, football enthusiasts gathered on Saturday to watch a football match between Central African Republic (CAR) and Angola, with the dream of a first qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations. With the “home” match relocated to Douala in Cameroon, most of them were not satisfied with the play, although hope was restored at the start of… Read More