World leaders and regional blocs have condemned a coup attempt against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum by members of the presidential guard. Niger’s presidency said in a tweet on Wednesday that members of the presidential guard tried to move against Bazoum. It said that guards engaged in an “anti-Republican demonstration” and tried “in vain” to obtain the support…
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South African opposition calls for withdrawal of troops from DR Congo.
South African troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suffered their first fatalities since their recent deployment to quell a rebellion. Two soldiers were killed and three were injured after a mortar bomb landed in their base on Wednesday. The attack has led to South African opposition politicians calling for the withdrawal of troops…
Huge protests in Dakar in Senegal as opposition supporters demands for swift votes.
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court blocked President Macky Sall’s attempt to postpone the election, originally scheduled for this month. Mr Sall’s last minute decree, backed by parliament, had triggered a political crisis in Senegal, once regarded as a bastion of…
Jubilant Ivory Coast fans take to streets to celebrate Africa Cup of Nations win
Thousands of jubilant Ivory Coast supporters were taking to Abidjan’s city streets on Monday to celebrate the country’s Africa Cup of Nations victory. Blowing whistles and vuvuzelas, singing and chanting, the supporters poured out of commuter buses near the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, where many then ran to arrive in time for the culmination of the team’s…
The leading Democratic country in Africa now the reverse is true, Senegal.
In a region plagued by volatility, Senegal had long been praised for its political stability. But the West African country now finds itself at a dangerous crossroads with tensions escalating after its outgoing President Macky Sall postponed the upcoming general election just three weeks ahead of its scheduled date. News of the election delay, which…
That castration law should be terminated- Amnesty urges Madagascar.
Madagascar should abolish a new law which allows for the chemical and surgical castration of people convicted of raping minors as it was “cruel, inhuman and degrading”, rights group Amnesty International has said. Last month, President Andry Rajoelina proposed the amendments to the penal code – that include chemical and surgical castration as punishment for…
MPs in Senegal vote to delay presidential poll, sparking protests.
“The situation is completely catastrophic, Senegal’s image is ruined, and I don’t think we’ll be recovering from this democratic bankruptcy, this tsunami in the rule of law, any time soon,” opposition deputy Ayib Daffe said after the vote. Security forces earlier on Monday used tear gas to disperse opposition protesters outside parliament, where demonstrators chanted “Macky…
Huge protests in Dakar against election postponement, 15 confirmed dead.
Protesters in Dakar became radical today which forced the government to increase on deployment and this instead made the protesters radical hence forcing the police to act brutality leading to the death of 15 people. Demonstrations broke out in Dakar on May 31 after a criminal court sentenced prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko – head of the…
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