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Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as one of the country’s leading voices during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. He was later jailed for receiving foreign funding for his media outlets and threatening state security.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Nigerian Social Media Star Bobrisky Re-Arrested at Lagos AirportSourced from Africanews Read More

Masisi’s BDP dominated politics in Botswana for nearly six decades, since independence in 1966. The nation of just 2.5 million people will now be governed by another party for the first time in its democratic history.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Tensions have escalated in Mozambique after the ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power for 49 years, won the October 9 election—a result that opposition parties and election observers claim was flawed.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The victims were not employees of the mining company but part of a group who had been searching for copper at the mine without permission, a common phenomenon in Zambia.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and the Palestinian territories remain at the “highest concern level,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

In August, at least 100 villagers were killed by fighters from an al-Qaeda -linked militant group in central Burkina Faso , in one of the deadliest attacks of the year in the conflict-torn West African country.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The West African country has been ruled by a military regime since soldiers ousted President Alpha Conde in 2021. The West African regional bloc, known as ECOWAS , has pushed for a return to civilian rule and elections are scheduled for 2025.Sourced from Africanews Read More

During President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco, he and Moroccan King Mohammed VI signed new deals bolstering ties between the two nations. It comes months after Macron changed France’s position and supported Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara – a move welcomed by Rabat.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Ahead of Ghana’s general elections, Washington said it will restrict visas for people who it deems responsible for undermining democracy in the West African country.Sourced from Africanews Read More