Chad must organize legislative elections – France told Idriss Déby
France has called on Chadian President Idriss Déby to organize long-delayed parliamentary elections in the central African nation. A statement released by the French foreign […]
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Fight against Boko haram not over, UN political official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman warned that the fight against the terrorist Boko haram group is not over, although the coordinated efforts among […]
Uganda: MPs to remove presidential age limit
Lawmakers of the Ugandan ruling party on Tuesday announced plans to remove the presidential age limit to allow longtime President Yoweri Museveni to extend his […]
Guinea: Long-delayed local polls to be held this year
Guinea may organize its long-delayed local polls this year, according to a new draft presented on Wednesday by the country’s electoral commission to the committee […]
African-Israeli summit postponed as political crisis deepens in Togo
Togo’s embattled president Faure Gnassingbé has requested the cancellation of an Israeli-Africa summit scheduled for October, as the West African nation has been experiencing unrest […]
Tunisia: Parliament approves new Chahed cabinet
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed who received Monday the parliament’s vote of confidence for his new cabinet vowed that his team will be at war against […]
DRC: Over 500 people killed by cholera epidemic – WHO
A cholera outbreak has killed about 528 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday, citing […]
Togo must respond to “protesters’ expectations” – UN
The United Nations envoy to the West African region urged authorities in Togo to respond to people’s “legitimate expectations” as demonstrations in the tiny nation […]
Doctors without Borders condemns EU migrant policy in Libya
Doctors without Borders on Thursday, called on the European Union (EU) to stop sending migrants to the chaotic Libya, saying “people cannot be sent back […]
Senegal: New Cabinet Lineup Revealed
Senegalese Prime Minister, Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, on Thursday formed a new cabinet, 24 hours after his reappointment by President Macky Sall. Speculation has been […]