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Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar, has defended his acquisition of French nationality in the interest of his children and doubled down that he will always defend the African country. Rajoelina has come under scrutiny since June after it was revealed that has dual nationality. His critics and the opposition questioned his integrity in claiming Madagascar’s […]
27 people have submitted their candidacies for 26 August presidential polls, Gabon’s Center of Elections (CGE) said Monday. Michel Stéphane Bonda, President of CGE did not unveil names of candidates but indicated that Center until July 16 -deadline for candidacies-, received 27 bids and 20 of them have been validated. 7 are left to be […]
There has been no disagreement thus far among various Group of 20 (G20) nations over India’s proposal to include the African Union (AU) into the global group, with the United States saying it will work closely with the Indian presidency on a joint communique at the 3rd Sherpa Meeting in Hampi, India. Since Indian Prime […]
The world’s largest producer of cocoa, Côte d’Ivoire, has suspended its 2023-2024 exports citing bad weather that has caused the death of at least 30 people since April 2023. Yves Brahima Koné, head of the country’s cocoa regulator, told media that the freeze will deal a blow to buyers who are big raw materials trading […]
France’s envoy to Benin Marc Vizy has denied the presence of a military in Benin to help curtail terrorism activities in the north. “No, there is no military base in the north of Benin. I can confirm that. If you find someone who tells you that, I am ready so that he takes me on […]
At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s province of North Kivu, in the attacks attributed to rebel group M23. The local population told the media the incident occurred in Rutshuru territory, dozens of kilometers from Goma, the provincial capital. “I’m at the scene, and there are 11 civilian corpses in […]
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has led a peaceful protest after the authorities blocked a rally to publicly confirm he would run in next year’s presidential elections, as the country’s prosecutor has filed an international arrest warrant against Sonko’s French lawyer. The 49-year-old main opposition figure, dressed in red in a sign of anger, appeared […]
Kenyan President William Ruto — who has said he ‘cannot accept anarchy’ amid opposition’s calls for more anti-government protests to be held later this week — has become yet another leader in the East African country who is facing the consequences of confusing a parliamentary majority for popular legitimacy, according to experts. Ruto warned his […]
Senegal and Germany signed Thursday two financial agreements for the production of vaccine in the West African country, Senegalese state-run news agency APS reports. The agreements namely financial cooperation agreement and a financial aid contract, were signed by Oulimata Sarr, Senegal’s Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation and Karl von Klitzing, Director Senegal Office of […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Thursday (13 July) in Cairo with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project on the Nile River and both leaders agreed on the urgent need to launch negotiations on the filling and operation of the dam within four months. The talks […]