Libya Dialogue reaches final stages amid deep uncertainty

Uganda: Bobi Wine nominated for 2026 election, urges Museveni to ‘hand over power’

Pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, was officially nominated on Wednesday (24 September) as a presidential candidate for Uganda’s 2026 general elections, reigniting his high-profile rivalry with long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. The 43-year-old Wine will represent the National Unity Platform (NUP), becoming the sixth candidate cleared by the Electoral Commission. Justice Simon Byabakama […]

Burkinabe junta’s security strategy of recruiting cheap militiamen backfires — NYT report

By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has brought the West African nation that once prided itself on tolerance and peaceful interethnic relations to the brink of civil war, says a latest report by The New York Times (NYT). A West Africa […]

Morocco: Social, economic impacts of Khemisset potash project unveiled

The planned potash project in Khemisset (Northern Morocco) will create 2,385 direct and indirect jobs, and will increase the local GDP per capita by an estimated 40 pc. The figures were revealed by the UK fertilizer group Emmerson Plc, the Moroccan focused potash development company, when unveiling the findings of a socio-economic study of the […]