(3 mins read) Idriss Deby Itno has now been reelected as the President of Chad as now of Saturday. Mr. Itno has now been in power for 30 years. It was made possible after he pushed through a new constitution in 2018- allowing him to run again. On Saturday, hundreds of protesters called on by the opposition…
(3 mins read) The DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi has now become the chairman of the African Union for one-year. He replaces his South African Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. Mr. Tshisekedi faces some big challenges this year with the coronavirus pandemic hitting health service and economies hard. The continent has so far…
(5 mins read) In May 2020, the French Council of Ministers passed a bill modifying its monetary agreement with the eight Francophone West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo), following the reform of the CFA announced in December 2019 with the French Treasury. What is this and what would…
(3 mins read) Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets of Tunis on Saturday the 30th January 2021 in protest of perceived government “corruption” and “police repression” as they also demanded the “release of the sons of the nation” — in reference to over a thousand people arrested during several nights of demonstrations leading to…
(3 mins read) It is estimated that around 5,500 families in Mozambique‘s central Manica province have been stranded without access to aid after last weekend’s Cyclone Eloise. Cyclone Eloise was the strongest cyclone to impact Mozambique since Cyclone Kenneth in 2019. The storm damaged and destroyed farmland, vital infrastructure, and thousands of homes, dealing another…
(3 mins read) Welket Bungué is an actor and director from Guinea Bissau who has been awarded at the Stockholm International Film Festival with the “Bronze Horse” for Best Lead Actor. His recent project ‘Cacheu Cuntum,’ will be premiered at the Bissau Film Meeting The project is a documentary which the actor captured on his smartphone. He…
(3 mins read) It was announced on Sunday the 17th of January that President Yoweri Museveni unanimously won the election held on the 14th for the 6th term in a row. This Left leading opposition and former pop star Bobi Wine placed under house arrest. A week has now passed and calls are growing for Ugandan…
(5 mins read) France is being urged by Algerians to acknowledge the crimes they committed in the Algerian war of 1954-1962, alongside their colonial rule over the country. The French president; Emmanuel Macron wants to reconcile the two countries and will take symbolic acts to appease memories of the war. However, Macron has denied the…
(5 mins read) The Egyptian government has come under western scrutiny for arresting women on suspicion of indecent activities. Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam were among five young women sentenced to two years in prison and given fines of nearly $20,000 over videos posted online. Ms. Hossam has been acquitted of all charges, according to…
(3 mins read) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 24 prisoners who were accused of being behind the assassination of former President Laurent Kabila have been released after spending nearly two decades locked up. Many took to the streets of Kinshasa to celebrate as the 24 men were released from prison in the capital.. Many…