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Hundreds of voters turned up early to cast their ballots but had to wait for over three hours for officials to start the election processSourced from Africanews Read More

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the talks were unsuccessful due to Ethiopia’s “persistent refusal” to accept any compromise. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry accused Egypt of putting up “roadblocks” in the discussions that prevented any consensus.Sourced from Africanews Read More

“We saw the, we heard the vehicles go along the road when it started and then later on yesterday helicopters were coming up and down. That ended when it got dark and then started again this morning. Last night we saw the flames all along the side of the mountain and we heard the crackling of the flaSourced from Africanews Read More

The government in Ogun state, which owns the forest, said in a statement to AP that the “menace of cocoa farming” in the reserve dates back decades and that “all the illegal farmers were forcefully evicted” in 2007 before they found their way back. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Martin Fayulu, opposition presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo general elections, votes at a polling station in Kinshasa on Wednesday. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Three young French tourists were arrested Monday in Marrakech, the tourist capital of Morocco, in possession of counterfeit euro notes, and a judicial investigation was opened against them, announced police sources cited by the Moroccan agency MAP. The tourists aged 29 to 30, whose identity was not communicated, “had used several fake currency notes for payment of service invoices” in… Read More

If the bloc welcomed the active participation of all stakeholders in the campaign which ended on Monday (Dec.18), it still noted “serious human rights violations and abuses”.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Plans are underway for a national tour, where these high school students will share their experiences and insights with their peers from other regions of Mali.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo declined to authorize satellite equipment for European Union election observers, expressing concerns that it could be utilized to manipulate the upcoming presidential poll later this month, as reported by multiple sources. Sourced from Africanews Read More

The United States on Tuesday called on the electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be transparent in announcing the results of Wednesday’s elections, following missed deadlines in 2019.Sourced from Africanews Read More