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M23 rebels have agreed to continue their “orderly withdrawal” from conquered territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday. Uhuru Kenyatta, who plays a mediating role in this conflict and represents the group of five East African countries, spoke with M23 officials, according to a press release by the former president… Read More

The cholera outbreak in Malawi, the worst in two decades, has reached the grim mark of 750 deaths.  According to Malawi’s Health Minister, cases continue to rise across the country despite some encouraging signs in some areas. “We continue to record rising number of cases across the country, despite signs of reduced transmission and deaths in a few areas. We… Read More

The Polisario movement, which is campaigning for independence in Western Sahara, began meeting on Friday 13 January for leadership talks. The discussions come amid rising tensions be tween the hosts Algeria and Morocco which controls most of the disputed territory. Polisario’s current head Brahim Ghali is expected to be re-elected to the top position and said: “The congress will be… Read More

The Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu says he plans to return home this month from exile in Europe, after the government lifted a ban on political rallies. The ban, imposed by former president, John Magufuli in 2016, allowed only elected politicians to conduct rallies in their constituencies. Lissu, a former politician, left the country for treatment… Read More

Hundreds of people in the Tunisian capital have taken to the streets in demonstrations against President Kais Saied on the 12th anniversary of the fall of former dictator Ben Ali. Angry crowds protested against the deterioration of their living conditions, against a backdrop of increased political divisions. Supporters of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party called for Saied, who launched a dramatic… Read More

Mali marked its new “National Day of Patriotic Sovereignty” on Saturday, introduced by military leader Colonel Assimi Goïta. The event is intended to be a founding act of popular resistance to external pressure. Malians earlier protested against retaliatory measures imposed on Mali five days earlier by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to sanction the military’s plan to… Read More

A Moroccan imam accused of “inciting hatred and discrimination” has been deported by Belgium where he had taken refuge after being expelled by France last summer. Hassan Iquioussen, a preacher from northern France was flown back to Casablanca on Friday after the Moroccan consulate in Liege issued a pass on Thursday. Last July French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced his… Read More

Morocco’s hopes of defending their African Nations Championship (CHAN) could be dashed after a long wait at Rabat Airport ended without their plane taking off. The 2021 winners had withdrawn from the tournament on Thursday after the Algerian government apparently rejected its request for the team to fly there directly on Morocco’s national airline. But organisers remained hopeful. President of… Read More

Beniam Yetbarek didn’t even know his cousin was alive when the phone rang on Christmas Eve, and a voice he hadn’t heard in two years came to him from Tigray. Calls to relatives in this region of northern Ethiopia had been virtually impossible since November 2020, when telephone and internet services were largely cut off at the start of the… Read More

Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month’s FESPACO festival, Africa’s top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday (Jan. 13). A total of 170 films are competing across 11 categories in the February 25-March 4 event, including short film, documentaries, TV series and animation, FESPACO said. Drama “Shimoni” by Kenyan filmmaker Angela Wamai tells the story… Read More