Senegal’s leading opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday (25 March) appeared to be reaching victory in the country’s delayed presidential election, as people have already taken to the streets in celebration of the end of incumbent President Macky Sall’s administration. The 44-year-old opposition candidate and tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be reaching […]
Morocco has emerged as a key partner in Washington’s efforts to strengthen security across Africa, according to General Dagvin Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). In an interview with Moroccan outlet Hespress, Anderson said the continent is now a stage for global strategic competition, with Russia and China seeking influence through varied means. The […]
Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat was released this Tuesday by the military following his arrest for “publishing false news”. The 37-year-old’s release was confirmed by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR,) the human rights group he founded, and the news website Mada Masr, to which he is a contributor. His arrest was made within […]
