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Sudanese protesters rally in the streets of the capital Khartoum ahead of the one year anniversary of a military coup that derailed Sudan’s transition, as the country remains mired in deepening political and economic turmoil. On Friday, pro-democracy Sudanese group commemorated the 58th anniversary of the first “revolution” that toppled military power in Sudan, a country whose history is marked… Read More

Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists. Traore pledged support for a transition leading to elections in July 2024 as he took the oath of office in the capital Ouagadougou under tight security. Traore, 34, led disgruntled junior officers last month… Read More

More than 800 migrants, including dozens of Tunisians, were intercepted on Wednesday night as they tried to reach Europe via the Italian coastline from the Tunisian coast, the Tunisian national guard said on Friday. “A total of 813 migrants, including 473 from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted off the Tunisian coast “during 37 different operations” in the north, centre and south,… Read More

Normalcy is slowly returning to Chad following deadly protests on Thursday. Chad’s government announced an overnight curfew on Thursday and said deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting the military’s grip on power claimed around 50 lives. Hundreds of demonstrators turned out in the capital N’Djamena and elsewhere on Thursday to mark the date when the military had initially promised… Read More

Thirty days since Uganda declared the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, 24 people have died in the central district of Mubende. The government says it has put more than 80 people under mandatory quarantine in different isolation centers as they monitor them for 21 days. It is believed that Ebola has an incubation period of 21 days from the… Read More

The Moroccan head of government kicked off the 2022 Choiseul Africa Business Forum in Casablanca on Friday. Hundreds of the most influential decision-makers in Africa were present at the summit a positive gesture for Morocco that seeks to broaden its economic scope. “It is quite natural, especially since Morocco is a strategic African country and crucial since it has developed… Read More

Usman Musa had spent more than $1,300 on his 10-hectare rice farm in Nigeria’s Kogi state, now submerged by the worst floods in a decade in the country. In a wooden canoe, the 38-year-old father of four paddled his way through the murky waters, passing by his and relatives’ houses, the local hospital and school. Only the roofs were visible.… Read More

Morocco fans gathered Thursday (Oct 20) to support their team near the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup countdown clock as it marked thirty days left before the tournament, in the Qatari capital Doha. Team anthems and jerseys: no doubt Moroccan fans in Qatar are getting in the World Cup mood. Supporters gathered Thursday next to the countdown clock on Corniche… Read More

Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the midterm election. Nearly a dozen Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in four states from Maine to Washington State as the newcomers seek to join the political process. “Most of us that are running for office either have grown up… Read More

– IMF’s report on digital currency innovations – The future of money is undoubtedly digital according to the IMF. The question is, what will it look like? As Digital currency development is accelerating quickly in Sub-Saharan Africa, policymakers are concerned that digital currencies could be used to transfer funds out of the region illegally and undermine financial and macroeconomic stability,… Read More