Dakar court to rule on Ousmane Sonko’s eligibility on December 14/in /by
A judge announced on Tuesday (Dec. 12) at the end of a hearing in Dakar that the verdict in the eligibility case for imprisoned opposition politician Ousmane Sonko will be handed on Thursday (Dec. 14). A positive ruling is essential for Sonko to stand in the February 2024 presidential polls.
Vote counting begins in Egypt/in /by
Vote counting began in Egypt on Tuesday evening (Dec. 12) after polls closed at 7PM GMT. Some 67 million Egyptians were registered to cast a ballot in the presidential election.
Former Sierra Leone president confined to home after questioning/in /by
On Saturday (Dec. 09), the government had announced that Mr. Koroma, who led Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2018, had been placed under a regime akin to house arrest, information disputed by one of his lawyers.
Tanzania: Eacop First 100 Km Consignment Pipes Arrive in Dar/in /by
[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: THE first consignment of 100 kilometres pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have arrived in Dar es Salaam Port, signalling the initiation of the main construction phase for the cross-border pipeline project.
“Conditions not right to open polling stations” in two eastern DRC territories – Electoral body/in /by
"In Rutshuru, we have enrolled [about] 10% of the expected voters, and we have no candidates, so the conditions are not right for opening the polling stations. In Masisi, I think it's around 1%," Kambale Ngayiremawa said on December 12.
Carthage Theatre Days: Ivorian musical ‘220 Logements’ explores the nation’s troubled history/in /by
The JTC, as the event is locally known, is North Africa's biggest theatrical festival. It celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. 220 Logements which translates as 220 Housing Units is an Ivorian musical. It was one of 10 works competing for the top prize.
Kenya ‘out of debt distress’, Ruto says on 60th Independence Day/in /by
President William Ruto said that Kenya is emerging "out of debt distress", touting his economic policies despite public anger over tax hikes and slashed subsidies
Niger: NGOs call on ECOWAS to let in humanitarian aid/in /by
On Tuesday, international NGOs working in Niger called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ease its sanctions against Niamey to allow emergency humanitarian aid to enter from neighbouring Benin.
Kenya: The dangerous rise of ‘medicalised’ genital mutilation/in /by
"I went through the cut, but I wouldn't want my children to go through the same. There was a seminar I attended, and we were taught about the complications those who went through the cut get when giving birth, I have experienced the same while going to the hospital to give birth." FGM survivor
Table Mountain attacks highlight S. Africa’s crime threat to tourism/in /by
Cape Town authorities say there have been more than 80 attacks against hikers and walkers on the mountain paths this year, most since August