Senegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head/in /by
Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments to other lenders, and growing civil unrest cast doubt on how much time the effort buys the West African nation.
France renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years/in /by
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the "full restoration" of relations with the former colony as it navigates deepening ties with Russia.
Cape Town rallies for Quds Day as US-Israel strikes rock Tehran/in /by
As explosions echoed over Tehran and the United States vowed to intensify strikes against Iran, hundreds gathered in Cape Town on Friday for an annual Quds Day rally, waving Iranian flags and voicing solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
Scores of Pro-Iran Shias defy ban to rally in Nigeria’s capital/in /by
Scores of pro-Iran Shia Muslims gathered at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday, defying a heavy security presence to mark Quds Day with anti-Israel and anti-US chants.
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso holds final rally before election/in /by
Facing a divided opposition, Denis Sassou Nguesso hopes to extend his decades-long rule over Congo.
Ivory Coast pays tribute to 19 victims of Grand-Bassam jihadist attack/in /by
In front of a memorial honouring the 19 dead on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara said the attack targeted the nation's “cultural diversity” and “joy of living.”
UN chief calls for ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah/in /by
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.
French FM and UN peacekeeping chief discuss CAR peace initiatives/in /by
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African Republic in seven years, seeking to rebuild ties with the former colony as it increasingly pivots toward Russia.
US-Israel war against Iran: the US base in Djibouti, a potential target?/in /by
Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent US military base in Africa. On 10 March, the US embassy in Djibouti issued a security alert “due to ongoing regional tensions.”
Karam Hassan: from Sudanese refugee to l’Oréal executive/in /by
Karam Hassan was arrested the moment he returned home. Sudan, December 2013: fresh from his studies in India, he was accused of opposing the government, imprisoned, then forced to inform on his own neighbors. "It became unbearable, unlivable," he says. "I decided to flee."