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Dozens of Kenyans have been abducted in recent months, according to rights groups, who blame police and intelligence services. Police in Kenya’s capital Nairobi have fired tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics. Dozens of Kenyans have been abducted in recent months, according…
A significant number of countries brought back incumbent leaders, of whom some, like South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and India’s Modi, came back to power with reduced numbers and coalitions rather than the larger majorities that they had previously. Incumbents: Algeria: Algerian leader, Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected as president with a 94.7 percent vote in September….
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said. At least 71 people have died in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to local authorities. A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, some 300km (186 miles) south of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, the…
South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two-wicket win. South Africa tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have hung in against relentless fast bowler Mohammad Abbas for a tense two-wicket win in the first Test in Centurion to seal the Proteas’ place in next year’s World Test Championship (WTC) final….
Yassine Fall discusses Senegal’s vision for economic independence and diplomacy. Senegal, long considered one of Africa’s most stable nations, is entering a transformative era under President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. His ambitious 25-year development plan prioritises economic sovereignty, sustainable resource management, and local expertise. At the forefront is Yassine Fall, Senegal’s foreign minister, an experienced economist…
Voters to choose a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils but the opposition has called for a boycott. Voting is under way in Chad’s first parliamentary election in 13 years, which the government has presented as a key step towards ending military rule. Voters will choose a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils…
I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a sunny October morning. Ignoring the restaurants and art galleries on the main drag and the throngs of tourists watching southern right whales from the cliff path, I drive straight to the harbour to meet Els…
Chadians are voting in parliamentary, regional and municipal elections for the first time in more than a decade, continuing the former military-turned-civilian government’s push to put the Central African country on a democratic path. But opposition party members are sceptical. Officials in N’djamena say Sunday’s vote will formally end a three-year “transitional period” that followed…
Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the governing party’s power. Voting has begun in general elections in Chad, which President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has portrayed as a key step in a transition to democracy but are being boycotted by the country’s opposition parties. Members of…
The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on December 19, Malian authorities said. At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, died after a boat heading from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off Morocco, Malian authorities have said. The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on…
