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A number of thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in Diapaga, in eastern Burkina Faso, to demand “more security”, three days after a deadly attack on a neighboring town whose death toll remains unknown. “SOS”, “We also have the right to life”, “What is our fault for being abandoned?”, could be read on the numerous signs of the demonstrators who walked… Read More

A Sudanese protester was killed, Tuesday (Feb. 28) after being shot at by security forces, a medical group said. The man was taking part in an anti-government protest in the East Nile area, located just outside of Khartoum. Hundreds of people protested against a deal struck by the junta and the main pro-democracy group. The march was the latest in… Read More

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinbu, will soon be taking over the seat of president from Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s next president. chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced this on Wednesday making it clear that the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressive Congress, and one-time Lagos State governor has emerged as the winner of last Saturday’s (February… Read More

The M23 rebels have just taken control of a new town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and remained on the offensive Tuesday, a day that should have marked the start of the withdrawal from their positions, local sources said. According to a new timetable adopted by East African leaders on February 17, “all armed groups”, including the M23,… Read More

Nigeria’s two main opposition parties have called for the annulment of what they have described as a “sham” election, denouncing the “massive manipulation” of the results. A partial count has given a slight lead to ruling party candidate and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu. Saturday’s vote was generally peaceful, although there were some security incidents and logistical hitches. But… Read More

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early Wednesday and soon after thanked his supporters and appealed to his rivals who are already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation. The announcement by election officials overnight was likely to lead to a court challenge by the second- and third-highest finishers in the weekend vote,… Read More

Proposed changes to Mali’s Constitution would bolster the president’s power and reduce the status of the French language. That’s according to a revised draft of the document which was handed to the country’s transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Monday. The proposed new Constitution is a key element of the vast reform project it initiated to ensure a return to… Read More

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger trade relations among African countries and lamented the high cost of buying products and services outside the continent. Museveni on Tuesday began a state visit to South Africa in a bid to encourage better economic ties between Uganda and Africa´s most developed economy. He met with President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by members… Read More

Flowering plants rise as if magically from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors. A man in Luzira, Uganda has found a unique way to recycle plastics by making a large vessel made entirely out of plastic waste and ecofriendly materials. James Kateeba hopes his creation, called Floating Island, will encourage recycling… Read More

A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project. It was the first case of its kind in France, and activists had hoped it would set a legal precedent to halt projects deemed harmful to the environment and… Read More