As Akinwumi Adesina prepares to step down after a transformative decade as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), five candidates from across the continent are competing to succeed him in an election set for 29 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Five contenders — Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa), Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Munzele Maimbo (Zambia), […]
Egypt is preparing for a new wave of protest after the Salafi Front, an Islamist political organization, announced that it will be holding one under the name of “The Muslim Youth Uprising.” Government institutions are discouraging people from participating in it and the Interior Ministry has not ruled out the use of “live rounds”. The […]
The “Independent Commission for Human Rights” and “Africa Culture International” organized in Geneva on Wednesday September 22, a conference on “Violations of human rights in Tindouf Camps” on the sidelines of the ongoing 48th session of the Human Rights Council. Several international human rights activists and representatives of civil society took part in the conference […]
