ECOWAS Commission Urges Senegal To Return To Original Electo...
Senegal's President Macky Sall
The ECOWAS Commission is urging the political class in Senegal to take urgent steps to restore the electoral calendar in accordance with the provisions of the country's Constitution.
The ECOWAS Commission in a statement dated Tuesday, February ... Read More
Gaza: Egypt Warns Against Fighting In Rafah As Blinken Visit...
Sisi
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed ahead with a diplomatic tour of the Middle East on Tuesday, meeting Egyptian leaders as part of his efforts to secure a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in exchange for the release of ... Read More
UN Refugee Chief Warns Europe Of a New Influx Of Sudanese Mi...
If a cease-fire agreement isn't signed soon between Sudan's warring sides and relief efforts aren't strengthened, refugees will look for safety beyong Sudan's neighbouring countries, the head of the United Nations refugee agency warned Monday (Feb. 05).
Filippo Grandi spoke from ... Read More
Namibians Pay Homage To Late President Hage Geingob
Namibians held a candlelit vigil in the capital, Windhoek, on Monday evening to pay homage to their late president, Hage Geingob.
The much-respected leader, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82.
One resident, Sidney ... Read More
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Gets Two-Thirds Majority In Pa...
Zimbabwe's ruling party has achieved a two-thirds majority in Parliament according to by-election results released by the country's elections commission over the weekend. That paves the way for the ZANU-PF party to amend the constitution as it wishes — including ... Read More
Nangolao Mbumba Is Namibia’s Interim President
Nangolo Mbumba
Nangolo Mbumba is the interim president of the southern African country of Namibia.
He was installed Sunday, following the death of President Hage Geingob earlier in the day at a hospital in Winhoek.
Geingob announced in January that he had cancer.
Mbumba ... Read More
Senegal’s Macky Sall Postpones Presidential Election Amid ...
Senegal's President Macky Sall
Senegalese President Macky Sall postponed the presidential elections due later this month in a decree announced on Saturday, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegations of corruption in election-related cases.
Sall said he signed ... Read More
Namibian President Geingob Dies In Hospital While Receiving ...
Hage Geingob
Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. He was 82.
In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did ... Read More
UN Experts: Terrorist Threat Is High In Africa Conflict Zone...
The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group, and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report.
The ... Read More
South Africa Makes First Shipment Of Products Under AfCFTA Â...
South Africa has shipped the first consignment of products to neighbouring countries under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), boosting the momentum of the world’s largest free trade area.
Refrigerators, home appliances, and mining equipment were among the products shipped ... Read More