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Through sobs and sighs, a visibly exhausted Ibrahima Barry and Dame Mariama Barry recount their journey home to Guinea from Tunisia after President Kais Saied triggered a storm, accusing sub-Saharan migrants of crime. The Guineans, who are not related, returned to their home country Wednesday on the first repatriation flight since Saied ordered his security forces to take “urgent measures”… Read More

The impact of the war in Ukraine is being felt far beyond the European continent. In a bid to cut its dependence on Russian gas, Europe is keen to shore up its energy supply and look for alternative sources. As the war in Ukraine passed its one-year mark, and following the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Felipe VI, the King… Read More

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has restrained President Muhammadu Buhari from withdrawing the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes from circulation. The apex court also faulted the government’s decision to go ahead with the redesign of the banknotes without consulting the federating units – that is the 36 states of the federation. The court, therefore, invalidated the naira redesign policy of the… Read More

Thousands of people have come from near and far on a Sunday to an area some 30 kilometres outside of Ougadougou to see a young woman. Twenty-year-old Amsetou Nikiéma, also known as Adja, is famous across Burkina Faso for what people believe are her healing powers. In this country with a weak health infrastructure and where traditional beliefs remain strong,… Read More

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba hosted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Libreville with several Central African heads of state at a summit on the protection of tropical rainforests, at the start of a four-day tour of the region. “There is no better investment today than investing in our forests,” says Bongo at the One Forest Summit, co-organised by France… Read More

Atiku Abubakar, the leader of the People’s Democratic Party and Nigerian presidential candidate speaks to the press following the announcement by INEC (Independent Nigerian Electoral Commission) confirming his rival Bola Tinubu as the winner of the elections. “The weekend election was neither free nor fair. Preliminary assessments indicate that it is the worst conducted elections since the return to democratic… Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Thursday that Paris has no intention of returning to past policies of interfering in Africa. He arrived in Libreville on Wednesday at the start of a four-nation African tour aimed at resetting relations with the continent. “I prefer to be very clear and explicit in meeting you today,” he said in remarks to the… Read More

Heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones in southern Africa risk fuelling the spread of cholera, the Wolrd health Organization Regional director for Africa said Thursday (Mar. 2nd). Dr Matshidiso Moeti added that the weekly cholera cases in affected African countries declined. The WHO is reinforcing support to increase disease detection capacity and provides medical supplies in regions… Read More

The candidate of Nigeria’s main opposition party called the victory of the ruling party’s contender at presidential polls “a rape of democracy” on Thursday (Mar. 2nd). Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party came second with 6.9 million votes, behind Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress who polled over eight million votes, while Peter Obi of Labour… Read More

Mali’s draft constitution which gives the president sweeping powers has elicited diverse views. The text which was presented to army ruler Assimi Goita on Monday (Feb. 27) is supposed to replace that of 1992. Cconstitutional expert, Fousseynou Doumbia, says the draft has some progressive provisions. “This draft Constitution, as it has been characterized, it must be said, first of all by… Read More