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Tension and calls for “restraint” after the DRC elections/in /by
Faced with the many logistical problems that prevented many polling stations from opening as scheduled, the electoral commission (Céni) extended the poll
Burundi: 20 dead in rebel attack – Government statement/in /by
The attack was carried out on Friday evening in the locality of Vugizo, some twenty kilometers from the economic capital Bujumbura and bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo
Exiled Senegalese opposition leader Karim Wade to vie for presidency/in /by
Exiled Senegalese opposition figure Karim Wade, an ex-minister and the son of former head of state Abdoulaye Wade, Saturday said he had filed papers to contest presidential elections in February
DRC polls: Results begin to trickle in, Tshisekedi leads in diaspora votes/in /by
The results represent a minuscule proportion of the overall votes cast, but they indicated a provisional lead for incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi, who is running for a second term
Morocco heading for a sixth year of drought – Minister/in /by
Water stress in Morocco has been exacerbated by rising temperatures, which have increased water evaporation from dams. The Ministry of Agriculture predicts an average temperature rise of 1.3 degrees Celsius by 2050
After Security Council vote, some aid trickles into Gaza/in /by
On Friday, the Security Council passed a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, following several delays over the last week as the United States lobbied to remove text calling for a ceasefire
Senegal’s supreme court upholds prison term for Dakar mayor/in /by
Senegal's supreme court on Friday confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence in 2011
Banker Thiam elected leader of Ivory Coast opposition coalition/in /by
Ivorian-French banker Tidjane Thiam is elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, a victory which puts him in position to contest the next presidential election in 2025
DR Congo: “voting operations had gone relatively well”- observer mission says/in /by
"In addition, the voting process was assessed negatively in 21 polling stations, with serious irregularities observed in several of them. This data represents a limited picture of election day proceedings and should not necessarily be taken as being representative of the country as a whole." Carter
‘Rebel Moon’ the science-fiction epic showing devastation wrought by imperialism/in /by
"In previous franchises, I think, you know, they've softened off the edges. And this is unapologetic. This is space fascism and this is the horrible sort of fantasy of the evolution of this kind of hatred and imperialism and, you know, this history of empire that we've seen destroy continents.."