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The Senegalese opposition announced Friday (Mar.31) they’d postponed risky demonstrations scheduled Monday (Apr. 3rd). Throughout the trial of politician Ousmane Sonko, tensions were high in the country. Citing broad consultations and contacts “with senior members of the Defense and Security Forces”, the opposition announced the news in a statement. Almost simultaneously, the prefect of Dakar has banned the demonstration of… Read More

No room for defeat for Anthony Joshua’s fight against American Jermaine Franklin. The British star of Nigerian heritage will challenge Saturday (Apr. 1st) Franklin at the O2 Arena in London. The former unified world heavyweight champion tipped the scales at over 110 kg in front of hundreds of fans on Friday, when his contetender weighed in at just a little… Read More

The after effects of Cyclone Freddy continue to affect Mozambicans. The cyclone’s displaced some 184,000 people as the country faces its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade. Now, over one million people face the possibility of contracting cholera, Polio or Covid-19 the World Health Organisation warned, Friday. The WHO Representative for Mozambique spoke from Maputo. “While the cholera… Read More

Celebrating an anniversary with a bang. In the stronghold of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbago, hundreds rallied on Friday (Mar. 31). The politician and supporters of his African People’s Party (PPA-CI) celebrated the 2nd anniversary of his final acquittal by the ICC following the 2010 post-electoral violence. Party officials also attended the vent in Yopougon, Abidjan “March 31, is the… Read More

Former athlete Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday (Mar. 31). He had been sentenced in 2017 to 13 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his partner Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius must continue to serve his sentence until a new parole hearing next year. Some in Pretoria backed the decision by the prison board. “Reeva will never come back.… Read More

A police officer died Thursday of injuries sustained during a Kenyan opposition rally that was marred by clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials, police said Friday. Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for bi-weekly protests against the government – every Monday and Thursday – accusing President William Ruto of “stealing” the August presidential election, of being “illegitimate” and… Read More

Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga denounced on Friday an alleged assassination attempt on him during Thursday’s anti-government demonstrations in Nairobi. Odinga said his car was shot at multiple times while he was driving around the capital, rallying protesters. He showed journalists dents on his armoured vehicle which he said were left by bullets. “There is no mistaking, for that the intention… Read More

It’s a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation. What might sound like the plot of the latest flick by Quentin Tarantino or another Hollywood auteur is actually the fruit of a partnership between streaming giant Netflix and the… Read More

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday reiterated her call for a “rapid finalization” of Zambia’s massive debt restructuring, during a visit to the southern African country, the last stop on a continental tour. The U.S. has been pushing for creditors, including China, to ease the country’s estimated $17.3 billion foreign debt. Zambia defaulted in 2020 amid the Covid pandemic.… Read More

Demonstrators marched in South Africa’s Cape Town this Friday against Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law put in place last week. The proposed law, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, is ready to be sent to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who is facing calls from the United Nations and the United States to reject it. “Colonisation was enough, apartheid was enough, we… Read More