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 Ons Jabeur used a tissue to wipe away tears as she walked to her post-match news conference 1 1/2 hours after falling to 0-3 in Grand Slam finals by coming up short against Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon final Saturday. Jabeur called it “the most painful loss of my career,” and was grateful for the consoling embrace she received from… Read More

Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been nominated as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, his party announced on Friday, despite Mr. Sonko’s uncertain eligibility and shortly after the banning of a rally scheduled for Saturday in Dakar to make his candidacy official. Mr. Sonko was sentenced on June 1 to two years’ imprisonment in a vice case, a… Read More

Could South Africa’s proposed opposition coalition include the country’s third largest party to oust long-time ruling ANC next year? If it were up to the Economic Freedom Fighters, that would be the case. Julius Malema spoke Friday (Jul. 14) as the country’s biggest opposition party the Democratic Alliance announced 7-party coalition excluding the EFF. “The EFF would like to work… Read More

Hundreds of people on Friday (Jul. 14) defied a ban and rallied in Bangui against plans for a constitutional change in the Central African Republic in Bangui. The march was organised by opposition coalition the “Republican Bloc for the Defence of the Constitution” (BRDC). One major change the draft Constitution will allow if approved, is the end of the 2-term… Read More

Senegalese prosecutors on Friday (Jul. 14) said they had filed an international arrest warrant against the French lawyer of Senegal’s main opposition leader. The prosecutors added that lawyer Juan Branco was wanted for alleged “crimes and offences” connected to the unrest which shook Senegal last June. Ousmane Sonko, on Friday, expressed his support to his legal counsel. Indeed, Branco could… Read More

South Africa deployed the army in four of its provinces after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire in various parts of the country in the span of five days. In numerous instances, armed men forced drivers out of their vehicles before setting the trucks alight in the middle of major roads. Truck driver Nkoskhona, from KwaZulu,… Read More

On many tennis courts across Tunisia, her name is on everyone’s lips. Ons Jabeur, the only Arab woman and only North African tennis player to participate in the final at a Grand Slam tournament has entered history. The player who’s now competed in three Grand Slam finals continues to set records for Arab and African players. At a sporting club… Read More

In a speech to senior officials in the presidential palace Friday (Jul.14), Tunisia’s president doubled down on accusations that criminal networks supported the presence of undocumented migrants in the north African country. His remarks come as local NGOs sounded the alarm over the dire situation of sub-Saharan African migrants expelled from the city of Sfax. “This immigration is a displacement… Read More

 The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was charged after a month in detention under a court directive Thursday that officials act against the man or let him go, the secret police agency announced. Godwin Emefiele was charged after being investigated for alleged “criminal infractions,” said Peter Afunanya, spokesman for the secret police, the Department of State Services.… Read More

For a week, athletes playing in an international street-style soccer tournament in Sacramento, California can forget their problems and concentrate on competing. They’re taking part in the Homeless World Cup, being held in the U.S. for the first time since the event began twenty years ago. Every player on the pitch has experienced homelessness in the past two years. Pedro… Read More