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Angolans are going to the polls for the fifth time in history on August 24. More than 14 million voters are registered for Wednesday’s general elections. We asked jurists on the ground what was at stake. “In the Republic of Angola we have, a presidential-parliamentary system of government which means the President of the Republic is elected according to the… Read More

Chad’s National Dialogue conference kicked off in N’Djamena this Saturday. During the opening ceremony, the head of the country’s ruling junta General Mahamat Idriss Deby called it a “decisive moment for the nation”. Three weeks are scheduled to allow over 1,400 delegates from the government, civil society and opposition parties and groups to discuss peace, a new constitution and the… Read More

Somali security forces confirmed at least 10 dead in an Islamic extremist attack on a hotel in the capital on Friday. According to officials, the gunmen detonated explosives outside the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu before entering and opening fire on civilians. Dozens of staff members and guests including childrend were rescued by a special unit. Loud explosions and gunfire could… Read More

Algerian farmers are inspecting their lands after numerous forest fires ravaged large parts of the north and east and killed almost 40 people this week. Authorities said on Friday most of the wildfires were under control. In the village of El Kala, close to the Tunisian border, Um El-Kheir and her neighbours are under shock after losing all of their… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago A transhumance with sheep to explore the disappearing agricultural culture in Seine-Saint-Denis, in the Paris suburbs. This is the proposed walk around the Grand Paris Express (GPE), a set of rapid transit lines being built for the 2024 Olympic Games. Since 2018, more than 4,000 people have taken part in these walks, which are accessible… Read More

In Angola, more than half the population is under 30. Many voters were born after the end of the war in 2002. The end of the war saw a period of oil-backed boom in the southern African country. When oil prices fell in 2015, Angola’s economy struggled to keep its record-breaking growth rates as debt and currency shortages began to… Read More

The Senegalese army, one of the main contributors of soldiers and police to the UN force in neighbouring Mali, has assured that it will maintain its level of participation in the Minusma, responding to the main Senegalese opponent and declared presidential candidate. The Senegalese battalion based in Sévaré (central Mali) began its rotation this week, the Minusma reported on social… Read More

The World Health Organization said Friday that two existing treatments dramatically reduced deaths from Ebola and should be given to people of all ages suffering from the often-fatal haemorrhagic disease. Publishing its first-ever guidelines on which therapeutics to use against Ebola, the UN health agency strongly recommended using two monoclonal antibodies, mAb114, also known as Ansuvimab or Ebanga, and REGN-EB3,… Read More

A coalition of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least seven people this week in clashes between community militias over mineral trafficking in the highlands of South Kivu, eastern DRC, local sources said Friday. A coalition of armed groups “Twigwaneho, Ngumimo and Androïde” attacked Wednesday morning artisanal miners (“diggers”) in the mining area of… Read More

A historical drought in Morocco as water shortage leads to more and more restrictions. Since the beginning of August, washing your car with portable water is now prohibited in the Kingdom. Well below the water scarcity threshold of 1,700 cubic meters per capita per year, according to the World Health Organization, Morocco is now rationing water. In the 1960s, water availability was… Read More