Sierra Leone’s president Bio re-elected, avoiding run-off, as rival disputes tally
Election officials have declared Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio as the winner of the 24 June elections, as his biggest rival, Samura Kamara, and […]
Month: June 2023
Biden wants to deepen bilateral relations with Mozambique
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed his intention to deepen bilateral relations with Mozambique, in a congratulatory message addressed to the Mozambican […]
Brazil donates 80 thousand doses of HPV & yellow fever vaccines to Cape Verde
Brazilian authorities have donated to Cabo Verde 80 thousand doses of vaccines against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and yellow fever, announced on Tuesday June […]
Equatorial Guinea: 29-year-prison sentence for opposition figure
One of the main opponents of Equatorial Guinea has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, nine months after he was arrested in a raid […]
Guinea-Bissau: Former Pesident José Mário Vaz appointed member of the Council of State
Guinea-Bissau’s former President José Mário Vaz has been appointed a member of the Council of State, according to a presidential decree released to the media […]
Partial results in Sierra Leone: Incumbent President leads First round
Incumbent President Julius Maada Bio is leading the presidential election in Sierra Leone with 55.86% of the vote after 60% counting, according to partial figures […]
Kenya’s President signs into law a much-criticized finance bill
Kenyan President William Ruto has signed into law this 26th of June a finance bill that introduces numerous new taxes, the Presidency announced, despite criticism […]
Nigeria: Crowd lynches a man accused of “blasphemy”
A mob lynched a Muslim man in a northern Nigerian town on Sunday, accusing him of blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad, local police and residents said […]
Portuguese ship rescues fishermen adrift off the Angolan coast
The ocean patrol vessel of the Portuguese Navy “Setúbal” rescued, this Saturday, five men who were drifting in a fishing vessel 60 miles from Soyo, […]
War gains ground in Sudan, humanitarian aid still blocked
Fighting intensified in Sudan at the week-end, with aid workers calling on the warring parties to allow humanitarian convoys through to help the millions of […]