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President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected in the first round for a second term at the head of Sierra Leone with 56.17% of the vote, the head of the Electoral Commission said. “By virtue of the powers vested in me, I hereby certify that Julius Maada Bio is elected President in the election of June […]
Iran’s support for Algeria and Polisario threatens not only Morocco, but also the stability of the broader region, writes The Defense Post, an independent security and defense news publication In an Op-Ed published this Tuesday on the threats posed by the Iranian drones in Africa, Lonzo Cook, a former CNN journalist, says the efforts to […]
Drug trafficking continues to thrive in the Sahel, home to 300 million people and a buyer’s market for guns, because of non-state armed groups which are very active there, according to a new 2023 report published Monday June 26 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report explores the fight against […]
Mali, Central African Republic (CAR) and other African countries, which sought closer ties with Russia that provided them, through Wagner Group, with military support, now — following Prigozhin’s armed revolt against the Kremlin — need to carefully assess the implications of these developments and take proactive measures to mitigate any potential risks, says a latest […]
French oil giant TotalEnergies is being sued in Paris by 26 Ugandans, together with five Ugandan and French aid groups, for reparations over alleged human rights violations at its massive mega-projects in the East African country. People from the affected communities in Uganda say the energy firm caused “serious harm”, especially to their rights to […]
Mozambique’s former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, will reportedly be extradited to New York next month to face charges in the United States over his role in a $2 billion bond fraud scandal involving also Credit Suisse Group AG that paid $475 million for its role in alleged fraud, a UN prosecutor said on Monday June […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday June 26, threw its support behind the ongoing institutional and political reforms in Burkina Faso, adding that it can provide funding for the transitional process. Martin Schindler, Deputy Division & Mission Chief of the Washington-based institution underlined the support during a meeting with the transitional leader of the West […]
At least nine people were killed in a road accident Monday in Guinea’s fourth largest city of Kindia, after two cars collided, local media “Guinee News reports”. An SUV coming from Mamou, a city from sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area, collided with a mini-bus coming from capital Conakry, as it tried […]
The administration of President Alassane Dramane Ouattara will launch this Monday June 26 an initiative that will provide jobs for 5,000 youth in the sport market field, as part of a national Program to provide jobs for 1.5 million youth in the West African country. The selected youth, per the initiative, will also get training […]
Gabonese will head to polls on August 26 to elect a new leader, parliamentarians and mayors after the country’s Elections council (CGE) announced the date Sunday. The CGE, “Gabon Review” reports, held a meeting Sunday and proposed the date that awaits the government’s rubber-stamp. The Council proposed a timeline that breaks as follow: Tuesday, July […]