Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week, as his lawyers condemned his arrest.Senegal’s public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against the politician — a vocal critic of President Macky Sall who has faced a string of legal woes he claims …
Kenyan President William Ruto said Sunday he would “not negotiate about the safety of our country” with his rival after agreeing to dialogue to end violent protests against his government.Both sides announced on Saturday that they would join a committee to resolve their differences “amicably” following a sustained campaign of opposition-led street demonstrations that left …
In a riot of colour, music and dance, thousands of Tuareg have flocked to the Sebeiba festival that marks the end of an ancient tribal feud and which once a year transforms an oasis town deep in the Algerian Sahara.The Tuareg are a semi-nomadic people of Berber descent who practice Islam and whose traditional desert …
Tuareg flock to Algerian desert oasis for ancient festivalSun, 30 Jul 2023 14:40:24 GMT Read More »
West African leaders were to meet on Sunday for a crisis summit on the coup in Niger, where protesters tried to storm the French embassy after the junta warned of an “imminent military intervention”.In the third coup to fell a leader in Africa’s restive Sahel region in as many years, Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, …
Niger’s junta said ECOWAS could stage an imminent military intervention in the capital Niamey as the regional bloc was due to hold an “extraordinary summit” on Sunday over the coup in the Sahel state.Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been held by the military for four days, and General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of the …
West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an “extraordinary summit” on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to hit the Sahel region, with the possibility of sanctions on the cards.The country’s elected president Mohamed Bazoum has been held by the military for four days, and General Abdourahamane Tiani, the …
The coup in Niger, the third in as many years to topple an elected leader in Africa’s troubled Sahel, threatens to further hamper efforts against jihadist groups in the region, analysts say.Niger’s neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have each undergone a military coup since 2020, fuelled by anger at the failure to quash long-running insurgencies …
Coups in Africa’s Sahel hampering anti-jihadist effortsSun, 30 Jul 2023 07:24:53 GMT Read More »
Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women’s World Cup game when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco’s match against South Korea on Sunday.World governing body FIFA lifted its ban on footballers wearing the hijab nearly a decade ago, after previous concerns over player safety.The 25-year-old defender Benzina, who …
Sweltering without air conditioning during the day and plunged into darkness at night, many Egyptians have responded with anger and ridicule to government measures for reducing energy consumption.Hours-long power cuts across Egypt, several times a day, prompted the directives as record temperatures hit the Mediterranean region this month.After 11 days of daily blackouts, Prime Minister …
Egypt energy-saving measures power satirical reactionSun, 30 Jul 2023 03:43:06 GMT Read More »
Voters in the Central African Republic will decide in a referendum Sunday whether to back a new constitution that would allow President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term in a country which has endured several coups.In 2020 Touadera won a second term through to 2025, after a vote interrupted by several incursions by …
