Togo and Chad launch campaigns for historic elections in April-May

Campaigning has begun in Togo and Chad, as the former prepares for historic regional and legislative elections against a backdrop of protests over the government’s constitutional change, while the latter will see its military ruler, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, attempting to cement his rule with a victory in the country’s presidential election. The electoral campaign […]

DRC military court passes death sentence to 25 soldiers for ‘fleeing enemy’

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 25 soldiers to death in a one-day trial on Wednesday (3 July) after finding them guilty of fleeing the enemy, violating orders, dissipation of war munitions and theft, among other charges. The Congolese army has been fighting the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency in the […]

G7 leaders approve $251 million in support of women in Africa

The G7 leaders have approved about $251 million in support of the African Development Bank’s AFAWA initiative to back women entrepreneurs in Africa.   French President Emmanuel Macron, as the current G7 president, made the announcement to reporters on Monday. He said the AFAWA initiative, comes from an African organization, the African Development Bank, which […]