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Kamto's Exclusion: A Growing Shadow Over Cameroon’s Elections In the heart of Central Africa, Cameroon prepares for its upcoming presidential elections, yet the air is thick with skepticism and unease. The exclusion of Maurice Kamto, a prominent opposition leader and steadfast critic of long-time President Paul Biya, from the list of approved candidates for the 12 October election has unleashed a flurry of questions regarding the integrity of the electoral process. A Voice Silenced Maurice Kamto, once a beacon of hope for…

Turkey's advancing influence in Africa is steadily gaining traction, notably through vibrant new ventures in Somalia. The focus has shifted to offshore oil exploration and bolstering military ties with a new missile test site.

Libya's rival sides launched a UN-mediated exchange of prisoners, UN and Libyan officials said on Saturday, as part of a preliminary ceasefire agreement between the fighting Libyan groups. The exchange of the first batch of prisoners, overseen by a joint military committee, took place on Friday in the southwestern village of al-Shwayrif, according to the UN support mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Libya is divided between a UN-backed National Accounts Government (GNA) in the capital Tripoli and rival…

Guineans voted for a president on Sunday, with 82-year-old incumbent Alpha Condé going through his longtime rival Cellou Dalein Diallo for the third time. Protection within the West African state ended Friday at midnight, limiting a tense political marketing campaign marked by insults traded between President Alpha Condé and his…

Discussions continue to find a way out of the crisis in Libya. In the conflict between the camp in Tripoli and the east, there are three aspects: political, economic and security. At this last point, Egypt is to host a committee of five soldiers from each camp next month. To prepare for this meeting, two delegations from rival factions met on Monday in Hurghada.…