Powering Africa summit

Senegal: govt sets new date for delayed presidential vote for 24 March

Senegal’s delayed presidential election will be held on 24 March, the country’s President Macky Sall has announced, following weeks of political turmoil and violent protests calling for an immediate vote. Senegalese voters should finally head to the polls at the end of March, following a string of announcements by the president and government on Wednesday, […]

TICAD8: Eliciting waves of outrage among Tunisian politicians, unionists, officials against President’s move

Voices were raised in Tunisia to denounce the decision of Kaïs Saïed to invite the leader of the Polisario to TICAD8. The move, described by Morocco as “hostile” and “unprecedented”, has aroused the indignation of several personalities in the Tunisian political landscape who denounce a “dangerous reversal” on the diplomatic level, to the detriment of […]

Libya: Disenchanted Tobruk Parliament Blocks International Efforts

The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) also known as the internationally recognized government because of the support it receives on the international stage, and its rival in Tripoli, the General National Congress (GNC), established by the Islamists after they took over the capital, have both pegged Libya in a situation that has limited the effect […]