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A majority of Africans believe that corruption increased drastically in their countries between 2021 and 2022, according to a latest survey conducted by Afrobarometer, that also highlighted the fact that an even larger proportion of the respondents feared retaliation should they report corrupt acts to the authorities. According to the Afrobarometer’s survey, in as many […]
The trial of Guinea’s former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara over the killings of 156 opposition supporters and rapes of at least 109 women at a 2009 rally has resumed weeks after it was suspended in May due to strikes by lawyers and prison wardens. The proceedings got under way again on Monday (10 July) after […]
Guinea has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is the “only credible and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional conflict. In a joint statement issued Monday following the 7th meeting of the Moroccan-Guinean Cooperation Commission convened in Dakhla, Guinea’s Foreign minister Morissanda Kouyaté […]
Conflict-torn Sudan is edging ever closer to a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned, condemning an air strike that killed at least two dozen civilians and widespread violence in Darfur. The United Nations chief made his assessment in a statement on Sunday after the air strike […]
Burundi announced Sunday the death of its ambassador to Egypt, Cheik Rachid Malachie Niragira, who according to the Foreign ministry of the eastern African country died at his residence in Cairo on Saturday. The ministry did not provide details on the causes of the death but said one staff working at the residence found Niragira […]
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14 years, said on Sunday (9 July) that he would seek a third term in the elections scheduled for 26 August. “I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” Ondimba told a crowd of supporters in a speech broadcast live on his […]
Côte d’Ivoire has set up for the first time a Court to sue people involved in road accidents as authorities strive to cut down on road accidents. The court, referred to as “Tribunal de simple police” was established on Friday July 7 within Abidjan-Plateau Court of first instance. The Tribunal for its inauguration addressed two […]
Morocco won on Saturday the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Egypt 2-1 in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the team upon their coronation at the U-23 AFCON and their qualification for the forthcoming Olympic Games. In this message, the Sovereign […]
Ulema have a duty to have a beneficial presence in people’s lives, by introducing them to the virtues of moderation and tolerance, and by neutralizing any negative sway ignorant extremists may have on innocent minds, stressed King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, on Saturday. In a message addressed Saturday to participants in a symposium […]
Pundits have been warning that terror groups in Africa have found a breeding ground for recruiting militants in the huge refugee camps scattered around the continent, including the Polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf in Algeria, with plans to stage attacks on Europe. “Islamists have a strong presence in Africa and recruit in huge refugee camps. And […]