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Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar on Tuesday, the first of several days of protests as the country prepares for elections in less than a year. Tensions are rising ahead of the vote in a country seen as a democratic mainstay in the region, amid speculation that President Macky Sall could bypass the constitution… Read More

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has met with the new speaker of parliament, Ibrahim Bouderbala, following his election during the assembly’s first sitting on Monday. The 71-year-old is the former chief of the Tunisian Bar Association and a staunch ally of the president. The new parliament was voted in following an election last year with a turnout of just 11 per… Read More

World football governing body, FIFA, on Tuesday announced the new format for the 2026 World Cup which will be an expanded tournament featuring 48 teams. Its new blueprint for the event will see a 104 matches taking place, a huge rise compared to the 64 games played in the 2022 tournament. “The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and… Read More

The Charity group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as “Doctors Without Borders” on Tuesday deplored the “lack of coordination” in the humanitarian response in a troubled and remote region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where, according to the NGO, more than 150,000 displaced people are in urgent need of assistance. In the territory of Lubero, north of… Read More

Nearly 200 people are now confirmed dead in Malawi after the devastating tropical cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month. As the rain continues to fall and overwhelmed rescue workers struggle to find both the dead and survivors in the mud, that death toll is expected to rise. There has been extensive damage to… Read More

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Monday received Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen. The pair held talks in the Egyptian capital Cairo where they discussed various issues including concerns around illegal immigration and how to confront it. El-Sissi stressed his country was “keen not to be a crossing point” for people looking to get to Europe illegally. “We also talked about… Read More

Guinea’s opposition resumed contact with the military-dominated government on Monday after months of no dialogue raising fears of rising tensions, an AFP correspondent said. The meeting does not seem to have dispelled the opposition’s deep suspicion of the ruling junta, further heightened by the arrest of one of its members on Saturday. Representatives of the Forces Vives, a coalition of… Read More

Six mobile vaccine production units by German pharma company BioNTech arrived in Rwanda on Monday, the first such shipments to Africa as the continent seeks to boost mRNA vaccine manufacturing. The units, made from recycled shipping containers, arrived in the capital Kigali, where they will be assembled to make a vaccine production hub for jabs against a variety of illnesses.… Read More

The volcanological observatory of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reported on Monday evening that a “glow” was observed at the top of a volcano in the region, without posing any risk to the city, affected in 2021 by the eruption of another volcano. “From 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT), a glow was observed at the… Read More

Rebuilding schools and hospitals is the “number one priority” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region after two years of brutal conflict. According to US-based charity Save the Children, four months since the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal, the situation remains dire. Janti Soeripto, President & Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children US, said… Read More