Africa

Kenyans Demand Accountability: President Ruto Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Unrest President William Ruto has taken the extraordinary step of dismissing nearly his entire cabinet in the wake of fierce protests against his government in Kenya. This East African country is still grappling with the aftermath of rallies held last month. What started as peaceful demonstrations against steep tax hikes devolved into chaos, culminating in police clashing with protesters, resulting in some damage to parliament. Mostly fueled by young…

Tunisia's Upcoming Presidential Elections Set for October 6 Tunisia's president has officially announced that the nation will hold presidential elections on October 6, as detailed in a statement released late Tuesday night. This succinct announcement revealed that President Kais Saied "has issued a writ for the presidential elections to take place on Sunday, October 6, 2024." Speculation surrounds Saied’s intentions to seek a second term following his initial five-year victory in 2019. Back in April, the National…

Starvation as a Weapon: The Catastrophic Fallout of Sudan's Conflict Independent U.N. specialists have denounced the ongoing conflict in Sudan, accusing warring factions of weaponizing hunger. A dire report from a non-governmental organization warns that famine could claim the lives of up to three million individuals in this devastated African nation. Sudan descended into turmoil in April 2023 when the tensions between the national military and the notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into violent confrontations in…

Mystery of Missing Military Plane Prompts Urgent Search in Malawi Malawi officials initiated an extensive search effort after a military aircraft, transporting the nation's vice president along with nine other individuals, vanished on Monday. Vice President Saulos Chilima boarded the flight from Lilongwe, the capital, but it lost contact roughly 45 minutes later, failing to land at Mzuzu International Airport, located about 370 kilometers (230 miles) north. Aviation officials reported that the plane "went off radar," as…

Biden Welcomes Kenya's Ruto with Major Non-NATO Ally Designation On Thursday, President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House, unveiling plans to officially designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally. This strategic move highlights Washington’s quest for influence in Africa, especially as it navigates its relationships with Moscow and Beijing. With this announcement, Kenya becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to earn this title, which is already held by 18…

French is still the 5th most spoken language - after English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish - and the second most taught foreign language in the world. This is the result of the new report on the French language published by the International Organization of La…

Sixty years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Evian Agreement was signed between representatives of the French Government and those of the Provisional Government of Algeria (GPRA). The text defined the conditions for Algeria's independence and put an end to almost eight years of decolonization war. A conflict that had consequences in neighboring countries, especially in Mali, where then-President Modibo Keïta had supported the Algerian national liberation front. Our guest is the Malian journalist Tiegoum Boubeye Maïga.

After the scholars on the Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique took to the streets in the midst of the week, it's now as much as them on the University of Ankatsode to assert 4 months' unpaid scholarships. A downside that arises yearly. The digitization of knowledge…

It has been almost a week since the Senegalese army launched a military operation in Casamance, in the south of the country. Since Sunday, March 13, according to the staff, this operation aims to dismantle the MFDC bases of the rebel leader Salif Sadio's…

For the first time since its independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has just implemented a specific program for the inclusive development of the country's 145 territories. In this context, 750 members of the Kinshasa Provincial Assemblies…