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Senegal’s amnesty law could see anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye released from prison to campaign for the presidency.That could mean he emerges from under the shadow of the popular but imprisoned opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.Sonko’s number two, Faye, 43, is a favourite for the presidential election, which has finally been set for March 24 …

Senegal anti-establishment candidate to emerge from shadowsFri, 08 Mar 2024 02:23:52 GMT Read More »

Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect its new president on March 24 and end weeks of crisis triggered by the delay to the poll, after the top constitutional body agreed to the new date suggested by the president.Confusion had reigned late on Wednesday after President Macky Sall set March 24 as the date for …

Senegal set to elect new president on March 24Thu, 07 Mar 2024 23:31:14 GMT Read More »

One leading opposition figure faces a trial for defamation and an MP sits in jail over an alleged coup attempt in the Central African Republic where politicians who do not support the government are muzzled, face threats and say they feel abandoned by the West.President Faustin-Archange Touadera won a 2016 election during a lull in …

Muzzled and threatened, Central African opposition struggles to surviveThu, 07 Mar 2024 21:56:27 GMT Read More »

Ivorian women who are beaten or intimidated by their partners are gaining independence and self-esteem in the country’s only refuge to offer integrated support for domestic abuse victims.As well as housing them, the Akwaba Mousso refuge is unique in bringing together doctors, midwives, psychologists, social workers and lawyers to treat and support those in need.The …

Ivory Coast women gain safety, self-esteem at unique refugeThu, 07 Mar 2024 17:19:15 GMT Read More »

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the country’s humanitarian crisis is reaching “colossal proportions.””In just days, the holy month of Ramadan will commence. So from this chamber today, I am making an appeal. I call on …

UN chief calls for Ramadan ceasefire in SudanThu, 07 Mar 2024 15:28:17 GMT Read More »

Controversial plans to send migrants from the UK to Rwanda will return to the House of Commons this month after parliament’s upper chamber recommended several changes to the scheme, the government announced on Thursday.Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship plan to “stop the boats” of asylum seekers crossing the Channel from France has suffered 10 defeats …

UK Rwanda migrants bill set for parliamentary ‘ping-pong’Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:15:11 GMT Read More »

M23 rebels seized more territory on Thursday as clashes went on for a third day in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo forcing ever more people to flee their homes, local residents and officials said.The United Nations reported Wednesday that “more than 100,000” people had been displaced this week, most from around the …

DR Congo rebels capture more territoryThu, 07 Mar 2024 15:12:30 GMT Read More »

One leading opposition figure faces a trial for defamation and an MP sits in jail over an alleged coup attempt in the Central African Republic where politicians who do not support the government are muzzled, face threats and say they feel abandoned by the West.President Faustin Archange Touadera won a 2016 election during a lull …

Muzzled and threatened, Central African opposition struggles to surviveThu, 07 Mar 2024 14:38:03 GMT Read More »

Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect a new president at the end of March and  ease the crisis triggered by the delay to the presidential poll, but the exact date of the vote remained uncertain.President Macky Sall plunged Senegal into one of its worst crises in decades with his last-minute postponement of the election, …

Senegal moves towards certainty for presidential voteThu, 07 Mar 2024 12:02:30 GMT Read More »

It’s been two weeks since the lifting of tough sanctions on military-ruled Niger, but the pace of economic recovery is slow and the generals have shown no inclination to re-open the border with Benin and seek a diplomatic settlement with neighbouring nations.Barricades initially put up in anticipation of an armed intervention by regional bloc ECOWAS …

Niger isolated and suspicious despite end of sanctionsThu, 07 Mar 2024 11:05:49 GMT Read More »