Africa

The last democratically appointed Sudanese prime minister, Sadeq al-Mahdi, died on Thursday from Covid-19. The leader of the Umma party was overthrown by the former leader Omar al-Bashir's military coup in 1989. Achieved from Covid-19, as well as several members of his family and leaders of the Ummah Party, Sadeq al-Mahdi had…

In Ethiopia, the battle of Mekele is said to be about to begin. The Prime Minister announced that the 72-hour ultimatum given to the TPLF and the power of the Tigray region had expired. The army was therefore ordered to carry out the "final phase" of the offensive, which was launched on 4 November. as reported from the region,…

Provisional national results: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, MPP - The People's Movement for Progress: 57.87%, wins the election in the first round.EddieKomboïgo, CDP - Congress for Democracy and Progress: 15.48%Zéphirin Diabré, UPC - Union for Progress and Change: 12.46%Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, acting together: 3.36%Tahirou Barry - Pairs: 2.19%Ablasse Ouedraogo - Faso Other: 1.80%Gilbert Noël Ouedraogo, ADF-RDA: 1.55%Yacouba Isaac Zida, MPS: 1.52%Abdoulaye Soma, the sun of the future: 1.41%Ségui Ambroise Farama, OPF:…

The Moroccan Court of Cassation upheld the sentences handed down in 2013 to 19 separatists from Western Sahara, ranging from twenty years to life imprisonment. Saharawi activists are accused of taking part in the violence in the Gdim Izik camp near the border in southern Morocco in 2010. This verdict comes against the background of renewed conflicts between the Saharawis and Moroccans.…

Following the open letter from Sébastien Ajavon's lawyer demanding that his consumer's conviction be "invalidated", the federal government spokesman replied that "the judges are impartial" and {that a} change within the state of affairs couldn't be made. than by judicial overview. "An Unsurpassed Decline in Civil Liberties", a…

Following the new regional division, the number of Malian regions will increase from 15 to 20. At that time, 13 soldiers close to Assimi Goïta, the vice president in charge of defense and security issues and junta strongman, were appointed instead of civilians to govern most regions. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielUntil…

Incidents and unrest in the Niono circle, in central Mali, are in this area where the village of Farabougou is located, surrounded since the beginning of October by jihadist terrorists. But if this place has become very politicized and published, it is not the only place affected by the violence: the grip of jihadist fighters extends across the circle and has revived tensions between communities. Farabougou, it is the tree that shows the forest. Recent events so far: villagers prevented from going to their fields in Goma…

The political consultations that started for Félix Tshisekedi three weeks in the past ended on Wednesday 25 November. If at first these consultations have been very political, the previous couple of days have been marked by larger openness, however at all times with out the FCC from Joseph Kabila, who's anxious to respect the coalition settlement that the present president signed together with his…

In reference to the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence towards Girls, a marketing campaign was launched to popularize the regulation criminalizing rape and pedophilia on 25 November. It can run till December 10 as a part of the # 16joursDActivism towards violence towards girls launched by the UN in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Girls, Household, Gender and Baby Welfare.…

Reversal in the so-called looted building case in the former Katanga province. Emmanuel Stoupis, who accused Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Claude Muyambo five years ago of stealing two buildings, was arrested on Tuesday, November 24 in Kinshasa following a complaint from the bar's president Jean-Claude Muyambo. The latter accuses the Greek citizen of using forgery, complicity in torture and fraud.…