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DR Congo: Opposition leader Fayulu denounces “a violation of the electoral law”
Wednesday's vote was marred by a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays. Speaking to Africanews Thursday (Dec. 21), opposition leader Martin Fayulu criticized the organization of the Decembver 20 general elections by the electoral commission CENI.
Countries fret over prospect of wider Red Sea violence [Business Africa]
The hijackings, missile strikes and drone attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have forced the world's biggest shipping and logistics companies to suspend shipments through the vital waterway
DR Congo: Opposition candidates criticize vote over delays, irregularities
"We want all 71,000 something polling stations. Each of them has to open and receive voters so they can vote. If we don't have all of them, we don't consider this elections." Martin Fayulu, opposition presidential candidate
Benin wants to “rapidly” normalize ties with coup-hit neighbours
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were listed among Benin’s 30 core business partners in the 2022 foreign trade report by the national institute of statistics and demographics.
Drought kills exhausted elephants in Zimbabwe
Storm clouds are finally gathering over Hwange National Park, but it's too late for more than a hundred elephants who have succumbed to a prolonged drought at the start of the austral summer.
Young Kenyan ballet dancers stage early Christmas performance for their community
As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa's largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear.
RSF seize another key town in central Sudan
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the capture of a new town and military base in Gezira state, marking a significant advancement for the paramilitary group.
Algeria: football player and coach die in accident
"Goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and assistant coach Khaled Meftah of the Mouloudia d'El Bayadh team died and ten members of the club were injured,"
Bissau: President Embalo forms new government, tackles corruption
"The relentless fight against corruption must be the backdrop (of your team's tasks). No one has the right to take the public good for himself",
Isabel Dos Santos hit with $733M asset freeze
At issue are loans from 2012 and 2013, when the businesswoman was a director of the Angolan telecommunications operator (Unitel).