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Senegal is gearing up for the 2024 presidential election. But the fate of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, sentenced to two years in prison for corrupting young people, is still causing tensions. For many Senegalese, President Macky Sall’s decision not to run for a 3rd term is not enough. Wahany Sambo, Africanews correspondent in Dakar took the views of some Senegalese.… Read More

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14 years, announced on Sunday that he will stand for a third term in the presidential elections scheduled for August 26. For the time being, Mr. Bongo is the clear favorite for the presidential election, as various opposition parties have failed to form a single coalition, with some… Read More

In the suburbs of Kampala, street vendors are busy preparing food for the morning rush hour. The food stalls here specialise in a Ugandan favourite called a Rolex. The Rolex isn’t inspired by the Swiss watch, but is a word coined from the rolling of eggs in chapattis. It is the most available street food anywhere in Uganda – you can hardly… Read More

France’s star player Kylian Mbappe has completed his three-day trip to Cameroon, the central African nation his father left at a young age. Mbappe arrived Thursday and was treated to an ecstatic welcome from fans. Many among the hundreds who greeted the 24-year-old forward were dressed in his Paris Saint-Germain team’s football jersey for the occasion. On Saturday he visited a… Read More

An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country’s rival generals. The assault took place in the Dar es Salaam neighborhood in Omdurman, the neighboring city of the capital, Khartoum, according to a brief statement by… Read More

Agadez, Niger is currently in the grip of a blistering heatwave, with high temperatures. The scorching heat is having a profound impact on both humans and livestock in the region. According to the National Meteorological Agency of Niger, temperatures have soared to a sweltering 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days. The extreme heatwave is taking a toll… Read More

A second group of the South African female footballers of the national team was set to leave South Africa on Thursday (6 July 2023) to join up with the rest of the team and continue with preparations for the final friendly match against Costa Rica on 15 July 2023 before the official start of the tournament on July 20. This… Read More

The Kenyan Head of State, William Ruto, on a state visit to Congo-Brazzaville has announced the removal of visa restrictions to ease movement of people between his country and  Received on arrival by his counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso, President Ruto addressed a message to members of parliament (deputies and senators) gathered in congress. He deplored the fact that Africa is a… Read More

Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the “collective expulsions” of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city of Sfax in the… Read More

Morocco trained on Friday, a day before hosting Egypt in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations final. Earlier in the day coach Aissam Charai said the main objective was to qualify for the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, and by reaching the final both sides will go for gold in the French capital next summer. Egypt also finalised their training… Read More