Relief in Senegal and beyond after Sall averts election crisis/in /by
Tuesday newspapers in Dakar paid lavish tribute to Sall and many local residents said they believed the country had dodged a bullet.
Senegal: Relief in Dakar after Macky Sall’s ‘no third term speech’/in /by
"I'm so happy that I'm at a loss for words, because all the Senegalese people were waiting for him. He's done something that will always be engraved in our minds. It's a pleasure and an example that Senegal is still setting".
‘Atrocities’ committed by all sides in troubled Cameroon: Amnesty/in /by
The new investigation sheds light on militias in the Northwest Region that are drawn from the Mbororo community -- Fulani herders with a long history of conflict with sedentary farmers.
Burundi: New currency notes attract backlash amid shortage/in /by
"When you don’t have a bank account, your old bills aren’t replaced. It’s impossible. They force us to open accounts at the bank when we have no means to add to an account." Chantal Mugisha, merchant at the COTEBU market
Sudan: an army plane shot down during clashes in Khartoum/in /by
"We saw pilots parachuting as the plane dived towards the ground ," said a witness in northern Khartoum. A source within the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FSR) told AFP that the FSR had shot down the army plane.
Tunisia: migrants arrested after fatal stabbing of local man/in /by
In Tunisia's coastal city of Sfax, three African migrants have been arrested as suspects following the fatal stabbing of a local man.
France: sentenced to life for the Rwandan genocide, “Biguma” appeals/in /by
"Philippe Manier is convinced that the trial will, after a fair process, establish his innocence," said Mes Emmanuel Altit and Alexis Guedj, his lawyers in a press release.
Egypt and Turkey appoint ambassadors, first time in ten years/in /by
Egypt and Turkey announced on Tuesday that they had appointed ambassadors to each other's countries for the first time in a decade, the latest sign of a warming of diplomatic relations.
Dakar residents welcome Sall’s decision not to seek a third term/in /by
In the wake of President Macky Sall's announcement that he will not stand for a third term, people in Dakar express relief, hailing a "wise measure" on Tuesday (Jul.4).
UN rights council to discuss Quran burning/in /by
"Following a request received by Pakistan yesterday evening, the UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate to discuss the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred, as manifested by the current desecration of the holy Koran in some European and other countries."