Forty Nations Rally Behind Morocco’s Sahara Sovereignty at UNHRC
A coalition of forty countries delivered unified support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara provinces during the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session in Geneva, […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Rebel-Held Bukavu Struggles with Damaged Banknotes Amid Cash Shortage
Residents of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are grappling with a severe cash shortage that has forced […]
Ivorian Constitutional Council Clears Five Candidates for October Presidential Election
Côte d’Ivoire’s Constitutional Council has approved, on September 8, only five out of 60 applications for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for 25 October. The […]
Boko Haram Attack Leaves Six Dead, Dozens Abducted in Cameroon
At least six civilians were killed on Sunday, September 7, when Boko Haram militants staged coordinated raids on three communities in Cameroon’s Far North region, […]
M23 Rebels Regain Control of Shoa in DRC’s North Kivu
M23 rebels recaptured the town of Shoa in Masisi territory, North Kivu province, on Sunday, September 7, following fierce clashes with pro-government forces, according to […]
AU Chief Demands Reparatory Justice at Africa-Caribbean Summit
African Union Commission chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has renewed over the week-end calls for reparatory justice, urging former colonial powers to acknowledge historic crimes and […]
WHO Warns of Catastrophic Hunger, Cholera Crisis in War-Torn Sudan
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has sounded the alarm on September 7 over Sudan’s escalating humanitarian disaster, warning that famine has already been […]
Senegal’s President Faye Unveils New Cabinet with Key Ministerial Changes
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced over the week-end a new government of 26 ministers and six State secretaries, retaining Ousmane Sonko as Prime […]
India-Africa trade hits record $100bn, cementing strategic partnership
India-Africa trade reached an all-time high of $100 billion in 2024–25, marking a major milestone in South-South cooperation. The announcement was made by India’s junior […]
UN Sounds Alarm Over Civic Restrictions Ahead of Cameroon’s October Polls
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed on September 2 concern over mounting restrictions on civic freedoms in Cameroon as […]