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Spanish interior minister visits Senegal to urge government to do more to prevent migrant boats from leaving.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The heavy rains that started last month have elevated the water levels on the Juba river, causing flooding in riverine areas of the state, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said in a statementSourced from Africanews Read More

A statement from the committee for pro-democracy lawyers said the shells hit Sunday (Nov. 5) the market in Omdurman during an intense exchange of fire between Sundan’s warring sides.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Many voices within the ruling Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (RDPC) have already called for Biya to vie in the 2025 presidential election for a fresh 7-year term. Critics of his regime, however, wore black on Sunday. Some cited corruption, bad governance, and an ongoing succession battleSourced from Africanews Read More

The Congolese organization Journalist in Danger (JED) said Wednesday in Kinshasa that it had recorded more than 500 attacks against the media, including five journalists killed, during the mandate of President Félix Tshisekedi, whose broken promises it “criticizes” in matters of the press .Sourced from Africanews Read More

Lungu has since launched a bid to lead the Patriotic Front, the party which held power from 2011 until Lungu’s loss to Hakainde Hichilema in 2021Sourced from Africanews Read More

Tunisia’s parliament begins debating a bill that would criminalise any normalisation of ties with Israel as fighting rages in the Gaza Srip. The draft bill defines “normalisation” as “recognition of the Zionist entity or the establishment of direct or indirect ties” with it.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Fashion, crafts and “Made in Africa” are booming in Africa. This phenomenon is driven by the rise of the middle classes, but also by a young and growing population and a fast-growing digital sector, facilitating intra-African trade.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone.Sourced from Africanews Read More

According to the final results, Bawumia won 61.4 percent of the votes while this nearest rival Kennedy Ohene Agyapong won 37.4 percentSourced from Africanews Read More