Ivorians waited for results on Sunday after voting for a new president ended the day before, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara likely to win a fourth term.Ouattara, 83, has led the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse.Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote, …
Sharia-enforcing police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral kissing video, an official told AFP Sunday. A court had ordered the Islamic Sharia police to have the two TikTok celebrities marry for posting the video, which it deemed “indecent”.Kano is …
The Zimbabwe ruling party’s backing of a term extension for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which requires a change to the constitution, has fuelled anger and fears of deepening authoritarianism.Zanu-PF, accused of corruption and misrule during its 45 years in power, announced a week ago that its annual congress supported moves to keep Mnangagwa in office until …
Storm brews over Zimbabwe presidential extension planSun, 26 Oct 2025 10:30:33 GMT Read More »
Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya’s coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths — minerals vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries.The US government under President Donald Trump has made securing critical minerals central to its diplomacy in Africa, including through …
Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya’s Mrima HillSun, 26 Oct 2025 01:23:35 GMT Read More »
Voting ended Saturday in Ivory Coast for a new president, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara expected to win a fourth term against a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.One senior opposition figure has already dismissed the vote as “electoral robbery” and turnout was low in parts of the country’s south and west, …
France’s TotalEnergies said Saturday the consortium it leads to build a $20-billion liquified natural gas project in Mozambique has decided to lift a suspension on the work imposed in 2021 because of jihadist violence.TotalEnergies said in a statement the “force majeure” halt to the Mozambique LNG project would be lifted but added that Mozambique’s government would …
Ivorians voted Saturday to pick a new president, with incumbent Alassane Ouatarra a shoo-in for a controversial fourth term, pitted against a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates.Ouattara, 83, has wielded power in the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic …
Ivorians were voting Saturday between incumbent President Alassane Ouatarra, the overwhelming favourite seeking a fourth term in power, and an opposition hobbled by the barring of leading candidates.Ouattara, 83, has wielded power in the world’s top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse.Turnout will be key. Nearly …
The US government wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man at the center of a row over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, to Liberia and possibly by month’s end, a court filing showed Friday.The case of Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March and then sent back to the …
The Nigerian government announced on Friday a major shake-up of its top military commanders, replacing the chief of defence staff as well as those of the army, navy and air force.The move comes less than a week after Nigerian media reported a foiled coup plot — although the government and military denied the reports.”I have …
Nigeria sacks top brass after denying coup plotFri, 24 Oct 2025 17:22:27 GMT Read More »
