“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…
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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…
Namibia’s president Hage Geingob died over cancer at age of 82
President Hage Geingob of Namibia has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country’s independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month. He died early on Sunday with his wife and…
presidential elections elections postponed in Senegal by President macky sall.
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he had signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date as lawmakers investigate two Constitutional Council judges whose integrity…
Sierra Leone is losing its forests. This sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat
Freetown, Sierra Leone When it comes to chimpanzee toddlers, girls rule. Skippy climbs with her hands and feet into the forest canopy, swinging through the spindly vines. The boys: they prefer to cuddle with their human carer. They are all orphans, rescued from across Sierra Leone and raised at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. “I want them…
Pope Francis addresses pushback from African bishops on same-sex blessing
Pope Francis has addressed criticism over his consent to priests to bless same-sex couples, saying the pushback from African bishops was “a special case” influenced by culture. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), an association of Catholic bishops on the continent had opposed the pope’s decision to approve nonliturgical blessings for gay…
Ruto insisted on Haiti mission despite court ruling,kenya
A Kenyan opposition leader has accused President William Ruto of planning to defy a court ruling against the deployment of police to Haiti. Ekuru Aukot, who last week successfully challenged the planned deployment in court, says the president can only deploy the army and not the police. The court said the mission was illegal. Mr…
Socialite in Cameroon arrested over sexual assaults, Herv’e Bopda
Cameroonian socialite Hervé Bopda has been arrested after abuse allegations against him prompted national outrage. Earlier this month, Mr Bopda and his acquaintances were accused by a journalist of committing a number of crimes against roughly 200 victims. Dozens of social media users have subsequently posted fresh allegations of sexual and physical abuse, many using…
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