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Senegal’s government said it will on Thursday deliver its promised review of the hard-pressed country’s financial situation, six months after sweeping to power pledging radical change.President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in March ran on a ticket of social justice, sovereignty and leftist pan-Africanism — raising hopes in the West African …

Senegal government to present long-awaited financial reviewWed, 25 Sep 2024 20:00:19 GMT Read More »

Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that three prominent men including a presidential guard commander have been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West African nation.The other two accused of attempting a putsch are a former sports minister and a businessman close to President Patrice Talon.Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at …

Benin arrests three men suspected of ‘coup’ plotWed, 25 Sep 2024 19:20:30 GMT Read More »

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called Wednesday for sanctions against Rwanda over its alleged support for rebels in the turbulent east of his country.”The resurgence of the M23 terrorist group, backed by Rwanda, has triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” Tshisekedi told the UN General Assembly.”This aggression constitutes a major violation of our national sovereignty. We call …

DRC leader calls for sanctions on Rwanda over rebel supportWed, 25 Sep 2024 17:44:55 GMT Read More »

The remains of 42 anti-apartheid activists who died in exile in Zambia and Zimbabwe more than 30 years ago were returned to South Africa Wednesday, kicking off a government drive to bring freedom fighters home.The South African government says it wants to repatriate the remains of activists who fought white minority rule from abroad to …

Remains of 42 anti-apartheid fighters returned to SAfricaWed, 25 Sep 2024 17:41:03 GMT Read More »

An investigation into the death in custody of a soldier who stabbed and wounded Comoran President Azali Assoumani has been closed, the public prosecutor announced Wednesday, without giving any indication of how he died.The 24-year-old soldier was arrested immediately after he wounded Assoumani in a knife attack on September 13 and found dead the following morning …

Probe into death of Comoros president’s attacker closes with no answersWed, 25 Sep 2024 14:25:26 GMT Read More »

Nigeria on Tuesday demanded a permanent seat for African countries on the United Nations Security Council and called for the cancellation of its debt owed to international lenders.Currently, the Security Council has five permanent members: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China. All hold a veto on any Security Council resolution.Addressing the …

Nigeria urges permanent UN security council seat, debt cancellationWed, 25 Sep 2024 13:57:34 GMT Read More »

Amnesty International called Wednesday for the creation of a commission to investigate the deaths of scores of people from “the use of unlawful police force” in Kenya, three months after mass anti-government protests.The call came a day after bereaved mothers of protesters gathered outside the Department of Justice to present a list of those killed …

Amnesty calls for commission to probe Kenya protest deathsWed, 25 Sep 2024 11:57:12 GMT Read More »

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all countries to cut off weapons supplies to rival generals in Sudan, as the UN chief said he regretted inaction in stopping a war that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis.”The world needs to stop arming the generals. Speak with one voice and tell them: ‘Stop tearing your …

Biden urges world to ‘stop arming generals’ in SudanTue, 24 Sep 2024 19:09:31 GMT Read More »

Senegalese intellectual and politician Amadou Mahtar Mbow, who headed the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO, for 13 years, has died at the age of 103, Senegal’s press agency (APS) said Tuesday.Mbow, who served as director-general of UNESCO from 1974 to 1987, was a symbolic figure in Senegal and the wider African continent, where he championed the …

Former UNESCO head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:31:23 GMT Read More »

Mali’s junta chief met top military officials to “adjust strategy”, the presidency said Tuesday, after audacious jihadist attacks in the capital killed scores of people.An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for last Tuesday’s attacks in the capital Bamako that targeted a part of the country’s main airport and a military police training camp, killing more than …

Mali junta chief reviews strategy after massacre by jihadistsTue, 24 Sep 2024 12:42:24 GMT Read More »