The EU’s election observation mission to Sierra Leone on Tuesday highlighted statistical inconsistencies, intimidation and political violence in its final report on the June vote, recommending a string of measures to boost transparency, safety and freedom of expression.”Voters’ trust in the credibility of elections was undermined by (a) lack of transparency during critical stages of …
Liberians voted Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters’ top concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.More than 2.4 million people were registered to vote in the West African nation, choosing their 73 representatives and 15 senators in addition to the …
Madagascar’s outgoing president Andry Rajoelina launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday, promising “an orange wave” to thousands of supporters wearing his party colour who gathered in the capital, Antananarivo.Voters in the Indian Ocean island nation will elect a president on November 9 but the run-up to the poll has been marred by tensions after disputes …
A bar is playing religious music at the entrance to the Nkol Etam area of the Cameroon capital, where torrential rains brought down a hillside killing 28 people.A dozen people are drinking, distraught and grieving as they recall the landslide that hit on Sunday evening.A three-day downpour burst a dam wall holding a man-made lake …
The United States on Tuesday formally declared that Niger’s military staged a coup, cutting off more than $500 million in assistance as it acknowledged the overthrow of a democratic government seen as a key bulwark against Russia.Niger’s military on July 26 toppled and detained the elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, a Western partner in the fight …
US says Niger military staged coup, slashes aidTue, 10 Oct 2023 16:28:28 GMT Read More »
The new head of the International Organization for Migration on Tuesday called for migration to be no longer treated as a problem but “a tool to unlock human potential to advance economic development”.Amy Pope, the first woman elected to lead the IOM, chose Ethiopia, home to the African Union and nearly 4.4 million displaced people, …
Use migration as ‘development tool’, UN agency chief saysTue, 10 Oct 2023 15:29:41 GMT Read More »
The French army said Tuesday it had begun withdrawing troops from Niger after being ordered out by the leaders of a coup that ousted the president and Paris ally.The move kicks off a complex and fraught process that Paris expects to be completed by the end of the year, drawing the curtain on another French …
France turns a page as troops begin leaving coup-hit NigerTue, 10 Oct 2023 15:13:34 GMT Read More »
Seven survivors and relatives of victims of a bloody 2021 jihadist attack near a major gas field in northern Mozambique have launched legal action against France’s TotalEnergies, accusing it of failing to protect its subcontractors, their lawyers said Tuesday.Islamic State-linked militants killed dozens of people when they attacked the Mozambican port town of Palma on …
The French army said Tuesday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the country by the leaders of a coup that ousted a pro-Paris president.The move kicks off a complex and sensitive process that Paris expects to be completed by the end of the year, drawing the curtain on …
French troops begin leaving coup-hit NigerTue, 10 Oct 2023 12:16:33 GMT Read More »
Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters’ main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.An hour before polling got under way at 0800 GMT, hundreds of people were already waiting to cast their ballots at voting stations, mostly …
Liberia’s football superstar president runs for re-electionTue, 10 Oct 2023 08:46:41 GMT Read More »
