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A protest against the upcoming July 25 referendum on President Kais Saied’s new constitution has taken place in Tunis.  Some 200 supporters of Tunisia’s secular Free Destourian Party gathered outside the electoral commission’s headquarters bearing signs reading “we don’t trust your results” and “stop this illegal process”. In July last year, Saied sacked the government and froze the parliament dominated by Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired… Read More

The women’s African Cup of Nation’s WAFCON tournament is in full swing in Morocco having kicked off on Saturday July 2.The tournament presently in its 12th edition however pales in contrast with the razzmatazz familiar with the men’s competition. For now, the buzz surrounds Morocco, host nation and their team when they play. “I noticed that there is a great… Read More

Demonstrations resumed Thursday in Conakry in protest at the arrest of three leaders of an influential political and civil society coalition who have now been charged after previous clashes that injured 17 police officers. The officers were hurt, one seriously, after violent demonstrations Tuesday and Wednesday following the arrests. The clashes which began on Tuesday evening saw a lull earlier… Read More

Ons Jabeur advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Centre Court at Wimbledon in a victory that is also a first for Arab and African women. The Tunisian is the first Arab woman to reach a major final and the first African woman to do so in the Open era. The third-seeded… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago A kid goat with extraordinarily long ears has become something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record that may or may not exist. Simba is now living a pampered existence in Karachi, where he was born last month with ears that were strikingly long — and have grown further… Read More

Olivia Ragnaghnewendé Rouamba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, says that the two-year timeline towards civilian rule agreed with ECOWAS was proposed by the west African country’s junta and not imposed by the regional bloc “as some are saying on the internet.”  Visiting Ouagadougou for the second time in a month on Saturday, ECOWAS mediator Mahamadou Issoufou had… Read More

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore returned to Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in exile. Compaore, 71, flew in from Ivory Coast, where he has been living, for a summit of ex-presidents with the country’s new strongman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who was sworn in as president earlier this year following a coup. Compaore’s plane landed at the military… Read More

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore returned to Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in exile, members of his entourage and an airport source told AFP. Compaore, 71, flew in from Ivory Coast, where he has been living, for a summit of ex-presidents with the country’s new strongman, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who was sworn in as president earlier this… Read More

“Tuna fish is mainly caught by people who have advanced fishing gear,” says Chapoka Mohammed, a fisherman with over twenty years of experience. He’s one of many artisanal fishers in Shimoni, a bustling coastal town 82 kilometres (51 miles) south of Mombasa, dotted with dhows, dugout boats, outrigger canoes and skiffs anchored on the beach landing site. Scores of fishmongers,… Read More

Clashes have broken out in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between its military and M23 rebels, the rebel movement’s spokesperson has said. This comes a day after a bilateral agreement to de-escalate diplomatic tensions over the rebellion. “We are Congolese, not Rwandans. If there is a ceasefire, it can only be between us and the Congolese government,” said Willy… Read More