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Thousands protested deteriorating living standards outside the prime minister’s office in Tunis on Saturday following a call from Tunisia’s main trade union confederation.”The economic and social situation continues to worsen,” the confederation’s head, Noureddine Taboubi, said in a speech to protesters.Taboubi said the state’s ability to service its foreign debt in 2023 had been “to …

Thousands protest Tunisia economic woesSat, 02 Mar 2024 18:20:29 GMT Read More »

Led by motorcycle riders draped in rainbow colours and dressed in multicolour costumes, more than 3,000 people on Saturday took part in Cape Town’s annual Gay Pride parade.  The parade was an opportunity for South Africa to reaffirm its place as one of the rare African countries to recognise LGBT+ rights. “I am here because I …

Cape Town Gay Pride shows solidarity with Africa’s persecutedSat, 02 Mar 2024 15:35:02 GMT Read More »

Chad’s junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said on Saturday he would stand in the May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances.Deby Itno took power in 2021 after his father, veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno, died while fighting rebels. The iron-fisted ruler had led the Sahel …

Chad junta chief says will stand in May 6 presidential electionSat, 02 Mar 2024 15:11:47 GMT Read More »

A communications blackout has made information scarce from Sudan’s Al-Jazira state, which paramilitaries pushed into in December, but rare interviews with residents have detailed grim conditions in the former safe haven.One resident, who requested anonymity for their safety, told AFP that Mohamed Hamdan Daglo’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shot at dozens of people in the …

In former haven, Sudanese terrified by paramilitariesSat, 02 Mar 2024 13:10:53 GMT Read More »

Emerging from the shadows after his father’s three-decade rule over Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is poised to consolidate the family dynasty in a presidential election where victory seems inevitable.The young general appeared timid, his gaze fleeting, when the army announced his father Idriss Deby Itno was killed en route to the front line against …

Chad’s new strongman emerges from father’s shadowSat, 02 Mar 2024 12:37:10 GMT Read More »

Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday he would contest a May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances.Deby Itno took power in 2021 after his father, veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno, died while fighting rebels. The iron-fisted ruler had led the Sahel country for …

Chad junta chief to contest May 6 presidential voteSat, 02 Mar 2024 11:55:44 GMT Read More »

The death of the leading opponent to Chad’s junta chief in an army raid on his party headquarters this week leaves different scenarios for the African country before elections in May, an expert told AFP.Yaya Dillo Djerou, a cousin of transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, died on Wednesday after troops surrounded the office …

What next for Chad after death of main junta opponent?Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:45:04 GMT Read More »

Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city’s international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence.At least four police officers were killed Thursday and dozens have been wounded since the latest spate of brutality began, with Henry …

Violence rages in Haiti for second daySat, 02 Mar 2024 00:44:55 GMT Read More »

Chad’s main opposition on Friday accused junta soldiers of having executed its leader “at point blank range” in an assault on the party’s headquarters ahead of a long-promised May election.Yaya Dillo Djerou was the leading opponent and a cousin of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who was proclaimed transitional president by the junta in 2021.Dillo died …

Chad opposition says soldiers ‘executed’ leader ahead of electionFri, 01 Mar 2024 19:30:45 GMT Read More »

Armed conflict, violence and entrenched impunity persist in South Sudan as it prepares to hold its first elections, the UN commission investigating human rights in the country said Friday.The world’s newest nation has struggled to find its footing since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, battling violence, endemic poverty and natural disasters.”As South Sudan prepares …

Impunity endemic in S. Sudan ahead of planned elections: UN bodyFri, 01 Mar 2024 17:34:40 GMT Read More »