General Evariste Ndayishimiye elected president of Burundi with 68.72% of the votes
No surprises yesterday afternoon. The Electoral Commission announced, as we wrote in the morning, a very large victory for the candidate of the ruling party […]
Month: May 2020
Arrests of volunteers distributing masks continue in Cameroon
Last weekend and on Monday 26 May, four volunteers of the association “Initiative Survie Cameroun”, launched by the Cameroonian opponent Maurice Kamto, were arrested in […]
Fight against desert locusts will take time, despite significant control gains – FAO Director
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO), QU Dongyu, has warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time, noting increased […]
South Sudan: Intercommunal fighting on the rise
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, that has […]
COVID-19: South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti shut
AngloGold Ashanti, the deepest mine in the world, which restarted operations on April 22 after closing entirely during a nationwide lockdown, and was operating at […]
General Evariste Ndayishimiye to be announced winner of Burundi general elections
The Electoral Commission of Burundi will proclaim the provisional results of the 20 May triple polls today Monday 25 May. A solemn ceremony is planned […]
African football professionals going through difficult time
Ball is no longer round in Africa where all football championships have come to a standstill because of the pandemic. The clubs, which are also […]
DR Congo: Government resumes income tax collection
The suspension of income tax collection in DR Congo, decided at the end of March to cushion the coronavirus crisis, will not have lasted the […]
Burundi: Electoral Commission published partial results of elections earlier than expected
Abrupt acceleration of the electoral calendar in Burundi. While the results were expected at the earliest on Friday, voters were surprised to hear on Thursday […]
African Union Contact Group on Libya concerned over Egyptian threat
The Egyptian President last weekend threatened to commit the Egyptian army to Libya if the self-proclaimed National Libyan Army (NLA) of Khalifa Haftar “were to […]