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A UN expert on Thursday urged Sudanese forces to stop firing live ammunition and tear gas at anti-coup protesters in a crackdown that has killed more than 80 people. Demonstrations have continued in the northeast African country since army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led a military takeover on October 25, sparking international condemnation and suspension of aid. The putsch derailed… Read More

An envoy from West Africa’s regional bloc arrived in Mali on Thursday, an AFP journalist saw, for talks with the military junta over restoring civilian rule in the volatile country. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, representing the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is due to meet junta officials in the capital Bamako, including the leader Colonel Assimi… Read More

The four soldiers of the French army operating under the banner of the UN arrested three days ago in Central African Republic and accused on social networks of having wanted to “assassinate” the head of state were released Thursday. “The four staff members of the Minusca (the UN mission in the Central African Republic) arrested at Bangui airport have just… Read More

President Uhuru Kenyatta offically endorsed long-time rival Raila Odinga, on Wednesday. During an address before his Jubilee party supporters on Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Raila Odinga “meant well for the country“. President Kenyatta urged leaders from Central Kenya to cast their ballot for 77 year-old Odinga. Presidential elections are set for August 9. It will be the fifth time… Read More

Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores. Speaking at a news briefing in Cairo, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the European Union to step up support, including funding, to help the Egyptian government address migration. Szijjarto’s comments came following talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry. The… Read More

Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with air strikes or shelling as civilians crammed into trains and cars to flee. The Ukrainian government said Russian tanks and troops had crossed the border and accused Moscow of unleashing a “total war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose repercussions are already being felt… Read More

Players, developers, studios and international investors met in Cape Town for the fourth edition of the Africa Games Week. Organizers say the event aims to help the continent’s gaming industry meet the demand for African-made content and boost the potential of local talent “The majority of the games being from America, Europe and Japan, we know their cultures, we know… Read More

Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira has been banned from leaving the country due to a judicial review in an investigation into an attempted coup in 2021, the Bissau prosecutor’s office told AFP on Wednesday. Pereira is a member of parliament and leader of the former ruling PAIGC party, which has dominated political life in Guinea-Bissau since independence in… Read More

America’s first newspaper dedicated to ending slavery is being resurrected and reimagined more than two centuries later. The revived version of The Emancipator will push for racial justice and equity as the United States continues to grapple with its legacy of racism. The initiative is a joint effort by Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe’s Opinion… Read More

Cyclone Emnati overnight lashed the island nation of Madagascar, still reeling from the impact of another cyclone earlier this month, local authorities said Wednesday. The cyclone “made landfall around 2300 GMT just north of the southeastern district of Manakara,” Faly Aritiana Fabien, a senior official of the National Risk Management Office (BNGRC) told AFP. No casualties have been reported yet.… Read More