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Togo: Expectations are high for Monday’s legislative polls despite controversy

“The state of our roads needs to be improved. Our leaders need to do more on that and that’s what I expect from these elections. They have to build roads up to remote areas, some areas seem to have been left out as if they are not part of the country.”...

Kenya Airways protests arrest, detention of its staff in DRC

The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo's military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for valuable cargo, according to reports.

Haiti’s transitional council sworn in

Haiti's transitional council was sworn in on Thursday, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry's formal resignation earlier in the day.

Togo heads to ‘controversial’ legislative polls on Monday

Togo will head to the polls on Monday in legislative elections that follow a series of government crackdowns on opposition protests and the passing of a controversial new constitution that could allow the President to stay in power indefinitely.

DR Congo queries Apple over ‘blood minerals’ from conflict-ridden east

The lawyers shared concerns that Apple’s supply chain may be tainted by blood minerals — those obtained through unethical mining practices — from the DRC.

Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians into Sinai or any other place- President El-Sissi

“Since the developments that the region has witnessed over the past months and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian stance from the first moment has been to completely reject any displacement of the Palestinians from their land into Sinai or...

CAF Champions League: TP Mazembe “fully prepared to defend its chances” in semi-final game

TP Mazembe head coach, Lamine Ndiaye, who won a CAF Champions League trophy with the team in 2010 remains set on his objective. The team's held a presser on Thursday (Apr. 25) in Cairo ahed of Friday's match.

Can Africa’s soil sustain food security? [Business Africa]

Counterfeit fertilisers threaten Africa's agricultural prosperity amid rising hunger while the long-standing conflict plunges Sudan's economy. Unemployment and food prices are on the rise.

Eto’o, Adebayor and French President Macron score in charity football match

The game at the Stade Bernard Giroux outside Paris raised funds for a French foundation dedicated to improving the lives of hospitalised children and adolescents.