Africa

Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring

With his major opponents imprisoned or left off the ballot, Tunisian President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning reelection on Sunday, five years after riding anti-establishment backlash to a first term. The North African country’s Oct. 6 presidential election is its third since protests led to the 2011 ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali — the first autocrat toppled in ...

09:59 Et October 5, 2024

FAAPA Holds 9th Executive Committee Meeting in Abidjan

The Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) held the 9th Executive Committee meeting on Thursday in Abidjan, in the presence of Côte d'Ivoire’s Minister of Communication, Media ...

11:34 Et October 4, 2024

With World Bank Support: OCP Africa, Mali Commit to Implementing Tailored Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, a global leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate fertilizers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mali’s Ministry of ...

17:00 Et October 3, 2024

African Solutions to African Problems Should not be Pretext for Non-Action, Says Morocco’s FM

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita took part, on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, in the Global ...

20:00 Et September 28, 2024

Geneva: African NGO Condemns Human Rights Violations and Child Abuse in Algeria's Tindouf Camps

During the General Debate at the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council, the African Network for Development, Governance, and Human Rights (RADHAG), through the voice of Mahmud ...

14:00 Et September 20, 2024

Talbi El Alami Attends 2nd Annual Conference of African Parliaments Speakers in Johannesburg

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, took part on Wednesday in the 2nd Annual Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments, being held on September ...

18:22 Et September 18, 2024

Islamist groups escalate retaliatory attacks on Burkina Faso civilians, HRW says

Jihadist groups in Burkina Faso have escalated attacks on civilians, often in retaliation against communities for refusing to join their ranks or allegedly collaborating with government troops, Human ...

10:47 Et September 18, 2024

Report: Confusion Surrounding Algerian Presidential Elections Confirms Military Regime Has Become Weak, Desperate

An international report stated that the confusion surrounding the recent Algerian presidential elections, particularly the announcement of results, confirms that the military regime in Algeria has become both ...

10:08 Et September 18, 2024

Africa CDC DG Calls for Focusing Efforts on Combating Mpox Epidemic

Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, called on Friday in Rabat for all efforts across the continent to focus on combating the monkeypox (Mpox) epidemic. “We are currently examining all possible means of stopping this epidemic,” Kaseya told the press after talks with Minister of Health ...

11:56 Et September 14, 2024

Reuters: Egypt counts on foreign funds to buy gas as power crisis worsens

Saudi Arabia and Libya have financed the purchase of gas cargoes worth at least $200 million to help Egypt ease its energy crisis this summer amid a steep ...

20:44 Et September 2, 2024
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