Senegalese migrant’s journey inspires oscar-nominated film/in /by
Garrone's film, while offering a glimpse into the migrant experience, also confronts the grim realities often overlooked by mainstream narratives.
Senegalese citizens rally against presidential election postponement/in /by
The protest coincided with the Constitutional Council's rejection of a law proposing the postponement of the presidential election, a decision welcomed by the demonstrators.
African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza/in /by
Azali Assoumani, president of the Comoros and the outgoing chairperson of the African Union, praised the case brought by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice
South Africa’s main opposition party lays out plans to unseat the African National Congress/in /by
Thousands of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling African National Congress.
Egypt reinforces border with Gaza/in /by
The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian NGO, released a report this week that it said showed construction of the compound to receive Palestinian refugees “in the case of a mass exodus”
Egypt: 10 thousand runners united for the Palestinian cause/in /by
The event was launched by Egyptian minister of Social Solidarity Nevin Al-Qabbaj in cooperation with the Egyptian Tribal and Families Council, the Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad and the Minister of Youth and Sports
Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people/in /by
In a strongly worded statement Thursday night, Chiwenga claimed the scholarship was “a direct challenge” to the government’s authority.
Senegal’s president says election will be as soon as possible, after court overturns delay/in /by
Sall in early February sought to postpone the Feb. 25 election citing unresolved disputes over who could run, and the National Assembly voted to reschedule it for Dec. 15.
Nigeria’s currency has fallen to a record low as inflation surges/in /by
The plummeting currency worsens an already bad situation, further eroding incomes and savings. It squeezes millions of Nigerians already struggling with hardship due to government reforms including the removal of gas subsidies that resulted in gas prices tripling.
Africa: Gavi alliance board chair on the future of the continent’s vaccine manufacturing capacity/in /by
"We have seen that there is still injustice in terms of distributional resources for vaccination [...] Ten years from now there will be more capabilities of manufacturing vaccines in Africa," Jose Manuel Barroso said in Ethiopia ahead of the AU's assembly of the Heads of State and Government.