By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Samantha Granville in Los Angeles Hollywood actors have announced they will join an ongoing strike by screenwriters in the industry’s biggest shutdown for more than 60 years. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) wants streaming giants to agree to a fairer split of profits and better working conditions. Some 160,000 performers…
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Nairobi Expressway Damaged, Roads Blocked During Kenya Protests
Motorists on Mombasa road in Nairobi have been urged to approach Mlolongo area with caution after youths blocked the road near the entry into the expressway, lighting bonfires on both sides of the road, Phidel Kizito reports. This follows in the wake of anti-government protests called on by opposition leader Raila Odinga over the high cost of…
IGAD Calls for Deployment of Troops in Sudan
By Jerry Chifamba Harare — After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an eastern African grouping asked a regional conference to consider sending soldiers into Sudan to protect civilians. Eight governments from the Horn of Africa that make up the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) gathered in the…
Madagascar: presidential election to be held at the end of the year
The Madagascan government on Tuesday called on voters to go to the polls in November and December to re-elect current president Andry Rajoelina or choose a successor. “According to the law in force in Madagascar, we are going to hold an election this year. The head of government is therefore calling voters to the polls”…
Delegates Convene for #USAfricaBizSummit 2023 in Gaborone
More than 1,000 high-level government and private sector leaders from across Africa and the United States are gathering this week in Gaborone for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Government of Botswana. With a focus on “enhancing Africa’s value chains”, the three days of plenaries and panels…
Gabon President Ali Bongo announces he will run for a third term
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14 years, announced on Sunday that he will stand for a third term in the presidential elections scheduled for August 26. For the time being, Mr. Bongo is the clear favorite for the presidential election, as various opposition parties have failed to form…
South Africa’s court dismisses Zuma’s case against Ramaphosa
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, welcomed the decision by the High Court in Johannesburg to dismiss the private prosecution case instituted by former president Jacob Zuma. The judge declared the prosecution of President Ramaphosa invalid and unconstitutional. Former president, Jacob Zuma, turned to the court after blaming president Ramaphosafor failing to act when he told him about prosecutor Billy Downer’s alleged misconduct. Jacob Zuma is still fighting to have Downerremoved…
Senegal: Relief in Dakar after Macky Sall’s ‘no third term speech’
By Wahany Johnson SAMBOU and Jerry Fisayo-Bambi SENEGAL– Senegalese President Macky Sall has surprised many by deciding not to seek a third term in office. The decision is being greeted as a great relief by many in Dakar, where tensions had been running high prior to Sall’s address to the nation on Monday. Our correspondent…
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