Sahara salt-miners search for a better future in Niger/in /by
The salt pans of Kalalam north-eastern Niger were once an essential stage of the caravan routes. Now the once flourishing trade seeks to survive in a troubled regional economy
Ugandan president on “forced leave” because of Covid-19/in /by
"Yesterday morning, I noticed symptoms resembling mild flu," the head of state wrote in a statement, adding that a test had confirmed that he had been infected with the Covid-19 virus.
Senegal: after the pro-Sonko violence, Macky Sall delays/in /by
Senegalese President Macky Sall is giving himself until the end of June to provide answers to the ongoing crisis eight months before the presidential election, when he is under pressure from all sides to dispel heavy uncertainties after deadly violence.
Opposition coalition wins legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau/in /by
The opposition coalition led by Domingos Simões Pereira won an absolute majority in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary elections
Sudan declares UN envoy Volker Perthes “persona non grata”/in /by
The head of the Sudanese army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, accuses UN envoy, Volker Perthes, of being responsible for the war that broke out on April 15 between his troops and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
South African president admits failure in prevention of cholera outbreak/in /by
The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, admitted the government had failed in the prevention of the latest cholera outbreak that has killed at least 29 people
American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn exhibits his “Forging Years” in Paris/in /by
"I began drawing as a child at around the age of three or four years old and ever since, it has been an obsession and for me, it is all that I've ever wanted to do. So from then on, throughout the entirety of my life, I've always had a hunger to draw and to make art." Nathaniel Mary Quinn, US artist
Gabon: Long queues at polling centres after deadline extension for voter registration/in /by
Presidential and parliamentary elections have been scheduled between the end of August and the beginning of September in Gabon, but no official date has been announced as yet.
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo files appeal for his name to be reinstated in electoral roll/in /by
"I was taken to the ICC with tons of accusations: crimes against humanity, war crimes, rape. but I was there. So I defended myself and I won, I was acquitted. Here they're hiding in secret and they're pinning an accusation on me. No. It's too political, it's not worthy of being called a trial" Laure
After IMF deal, Ghana faces high-stakes debt talks [Business Africa]/in /by
There's still a ton of work for Ghana's leaders to do to convince creditors to provide over $22 billion in debt relief- not least because a significant portion of Accra's external debt is held by private lenders who want all their money back