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Somali opposition team calls for emergency meeting ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Union of Presidential Candidates called for a special meeting on the upcoming elections, raising concerns about the exercise, just days before the country heads to the much-anticipated election. The electoral team issued a statement on the elections, giving a final timetable that will be respected for…

Tensions are rising in South Africa, which has been subjected to violence released by pro-Zuma activists in the Zulu country for four days. Police ... At least six people have died since Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on national television this Monday, July 12, calling for calm and mobilizing the army. The…

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo urged the Congolese to be vigilant after the "conglomerate" bill was introduced. This text aims to introduce a condition for accession to the presidency of the republic to have a father and mother with Congolese nationality. "I urge you to resist hate speech and initiatives that exclude and divide…

I think he was the last critical journalist through his leaders where he criticized power, corruption, the management of the health crisis ... Samir Bouaziz, RSF Advocacy Officer for North Africa .

Following the release in early May of 40 people detained since the October 2020 demonstrations around Guinea's presidential election, Amnesty International recalls that 57 detainees, arrested under the same circumstances, are still behind bars. NGOs demand respect for their rights and for criminal proceedings. "Despite these…

On Thursday, July 8, the UN pressured Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the great renaissance dam on the Nile, under the leadership of the African Union. Egypt would have liked the UN Security Council to address the issue, but the fifteen members unanimously invited them to reconsider concessions in order to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.…

US calls for total withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray as TPLF takes control WASHINGTON, United States - The United States has called for the urgent withdrawal of Federal and Eritrean troops from the Tigray region, which has been the hotspot of deadly clashes between security forces, leading to the deaths of thousands and the displacement of millions. other. Antony Blinken, Secretary of…

"Modest Bahati for a general census before the 2023 election", LaUne headlines from the daily Forum des As. According to the newspaper, "high school speakers believe that the future CENI will need to present a calendar that prioritizes local elections."The daily L'Avenir, on the other hand, evokes the city of Goma, which now has its reference city plan. The population explosion, land movements, the presence of active…

The leader of the Congolese opposition and the first secretary of the Pan African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS), Pascal Tsaty Mabiala, emerged on Wednesday, June 30, from his long silence observed since the presidential election he boycotted in March last year. He called on the government to reform the pension system.…

UN report calls for massive action to eradicate racism MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior United Nations official has tabled a report that builds on sweeping actions to eradicate racism, which has primarily targeted people of African descent around the world for decades now. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a report calling for sweeping action to…