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Unemployment, homelessness, education and higher salaries, these are the main expectations of young Nigerians ahead of the inauguration on Monday of new president, Bola Tinubu. “I want to see change for Nigeria. Because every road in our country is damaged, because there is no change. But when Tinubu (president-elect Bola Tinubu, ed.) comes to office, we hope he changes that.… Read More

Senegal’s government websites are back online this Saturday after a cyberattack paralyzed the network on Friday. The attack was claimed by a group with alleged links to hacker group Anonymous. The attackers expressed their solidarity with Senegalese citizens and their right to freely choose their president. The attack took place against a background of increased tensions regarding the future of… Read More

Tens of thousands of people are heading to South Sudan in a bid to escape the violence between Sudan’s military and a rival militia that has killed at least 863 civilians so far. Last Monday a 7-day ceasefire was agreed.  Many took the opportunity to head to the border with the world’s youngest nation. “We fled because of the war… Read More

In Senegal, the opposition leader’s so called “caravan of freedom” is heading towards Dakar.  The long convoy of vehicles departed Sonko’s town, Ziguinchor, in a bid to gather support for Sonko’s presidential bid next year. “In fact, I wouldn’t say it’s a political battle, as people think. It’s just that he gave as a concept: caravan of freedom. What has… Read More

Washington announced on Thursday a series of economic sanctions targeting the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner in Mali, Ivan Maslov, whom it accuses of seeking to obtain military equipment there for use in the Ukrainian conflict. These sanctions “against the most important person in charge of the Wagner group in Mali aim to put an end to essential… Read More

A singer, a performer, a mother, all these are true. Tina Turner was also a fashion icon. The US-Swiss superstar who died Wednesday had many trademarks. Her growling contralto, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, in addition to the muscular quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off and her style.  Jacqueline Springer, curator at the Africa & Diaspora:… Read More

The resurgence of massive attacks by criminal and jihadist groups in Nigeria, a time slowed down during the electoral period, is a cruel reminder of the immense challenges that await the new President Bola Tinubu as of Monday at the head of the most populous country in Africa. This violence is also a scathing illustration of the failure of outgoing… Read More

Demonstrators gathered Friday (May 26) in Paris outside of the building hosting the annual general assembly of French energy giant TotalEnergies. Bellowing slogans such as ‘tax the wealthy’, climate activists wanted to keep pressure on the company to reduce its carbon footprints. The head of Fridays For Future in Uganda had made the trip. Total is jointly developing an oil… Read More

A patient is carried into the boat ambulance, Boat ambulance at Bwama Health Center III on Lake Bunyonyi. A call for a medical emergency. It would take hours for a canoe to reach the patient, but since this speed boat ambulance was acquired, the medics access the patients in minutes. Melon Ninsiima fell ill in the morning and like for… Read More

Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali counterpart Abshir Omar Jama in Moscow. Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow reaffirmed its readiness to meet the material needs of the Somalian army in its fight against… Read More