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President’s call to scrap finance bill post-violence leaves demonstrators split on broader goals Protesters bear a sign with names of those slain during the government’s finance bill protests. The recent movement mobilized thousands onto streets. Photograph: Edwin Ndeke/The Guardian This weekend, Kenya's youth-led, without-a-head protest movement stands at a pivotal moment. President William Ruto unexpectedly withdrew a finance bill with proposed tax hikes on Wednesday, even as activists grieve for those lost in the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu talks on the release of elections are twisting on the brink of collapse after Somalia's political stakeholders disagreed with the process There has been no tangible progress on the key issues of the election due to the lack of commitment of outgoing President Farmajo to compromise the interests of the nation. On Monday morning, Farmajo and his allied regional heads of state in Galmudug, HirShabelle and Southwest met with Prime Minister Roble and the mayor of Mogadishu at Afisyoni for a…

Augustin Senghor, Head of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has submitted his candidacy for the election of the President of the African Football Federation (CAF) which will take place on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. He answered RFI's questions on Monday, November 16. Augustin Senghor was the fifth candidate to be declared…