Niger: First French Troops Withdraw As US Cuts Aid
The first French soldiers left Niger on Tuesday in an overland convoy under local escort, possibly to Chad, just as the United States announced the withdrawal of its aid to the country, which has been ruled by a military regime ... Read More
Liberians Vote in Presidential, Legislative Election
Liberians went to the polls Tuesday to choose their next president, as well as 73 legislators and 15 senators.
Thousands of voters queued up at polling stations despite delays and procedural issues in Liberia’s fourth national election since the end of ... Read More
US Officially Designates Niger Military Takeover As Coup
The United States has officially designated the July military takeover in Niger as a coup, a decision that limits U.S. military aid and coordination with a country the Pentagon has called a critical counter-terrorism partner in the region.
“We’re taking this ... Read More
Malawi Begins Free Food Distribution To Hunger-Stricken Citi...
Malawi has started distributing free corn and cash to more than 4 million people facing food shortages largely because of the impact of Cyclone Freddy, which washed away thousands of hectares of crops in March. The move is in response ... Read More
Gabon’s Military Junta Says It Will Invest Recovered W...
Gabon's military-appointed government says it will invest more than $10 million and distribute hundreds of luxury vehicles said to be part of ill-gotten wealth recovered from family and friends of ousted President Ali Bongo since the military junta took power ... Read More
Gates Gives $40 mln To Boost Access To mRNA Vaccines In Afri...
Bill Gates
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $40 million, including to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers, in a bid to boost access to mRNA vaccines for protection against various diseases in Africa.
Nivelles-based Quantoom ... Read More
France Suspends Visas, Leaving Student From Sahel Anxious
The diplomatic fallout between France and the Sahel countries is causing uncertainty and anxiety among students who intend to go to Paris for their studies.
Ophélie Ouédraogo, a first-year medical student in Montpellier, was due to leave for France at the ... Read More
Senegal, a West African Exception Amid The Coups
Senegal's President Macky Sall
As coups d'État become increasingly common across Africa, Senegal continues to stand as an exception. This West African nation has never experienced a coup since gaining independence in 1960. According to Alioune Tine, a member of the ... Read More
UN Security Council And AU Peace And Security Meeting Opens ...
Since Thursday in Addis Ababa, the peace and security bodies of the UN and the African Union (AU) have been discussing the financing of peacekeeping operations carried out under the aegis of the pan-African organization on the continent.
The member countries ... Read More
Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom awards Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga (L) the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who “have shown ... Read More