DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appealed to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to stop supporting insurgents in the DRC, at a Brussels event attended by both leaders on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from Kigali that he was “completely mistaken” about the roots of the conflict.Tshisekedi, 62, issued the call as he took the podium after …
Polls opened in the Indian Ocean islands nation of the Seychelles on Thursday for a presidential run-off, with environmental and economic questions at the forefront of the election. Seychelles has the highest wealth per capita in Africa — around $18,000 according to the World Bank — but is vulnerable to climate change and faces widespread drug …
At least 1,000 anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean …
The world’s top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, where it will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species a day later.Hundreds of participants were meeting at the venue where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on …
At least 1,000 protesters marched in Madagascar’s capital Thursday where police fired tear gas to try to disperse the new anti-government demonstration in a youth-led movement that started two weeks ago.The fresh protest came after the Gen Z movement rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean island by appointing …
1,000 gather in new Madagascar anti-government protestThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:49:59 GMT Read More »
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pitched the bloc as a dependable partner in a transactional world Thursday as she hosted about a dozen Global South leaders at an investment conference in Brussels.Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Angola’s Joao Lourenco were among those attending the opening of a two-day event aimed at bolstering a global …
EU woos developing nations at investment forumThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:17:51 GMT Read More »
Paul Biya has barely made a public appearance on the campaign trail in his bid for an eighth term as president of Cameroon aged 92 and after more than four decades in power.While the 11 rival candidates crisscrossed the central African country pressing the flesh ahead of the October 12 vote, Biya’s campaign has been …
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s wily veteran leaderThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:48 GMT Read More »
Ruled with an iron fist by President Paul Biya for 43 years, Cameroon is central Africa’s most diversified economy. In recent years, the country has battled violence from a separatist movement among its English-speaking minority in the western regions and jihadist attacks in the north.- Wealth and diversity -Cameroon derives its name from a river …
Five things to know about CameroonThu, 09 Oct 2025 09:58:39 GMT Read More »
Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him an eighth term in power in the central African country.A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against the 92-year-old in the vote, whose credibility and fairness rights groups have called into question. Most of the …
World’s oldest leader tipped for 8th term in Cameroon voteThu, 09 Oct 2025 09:57:59 GMT Read More »
Eritrea on Thursday dismissed an accusation by Ethiopia that it is preparing to launch a war as “provocative sabre-rattling” amid mounting tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours.Relations have been strained for several months, more than 30 years after Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia following a decades-long armed struggle.Ethiopia’s foreign ministry sent a letter to …
Eritrea condemns Ethiopia’s ‘provocative sabre-rattling’Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:12:27 GMT Read More »
