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DR Congo opposition, civil society dig in as Tshisekedi plots constitution change/in /by
President Felix Tshisekedi has called the current constitution outdated and ripe for reform. The law limits presidential mandates to two
Ivory Coast: Parties begin preps for 2025 presidential election/in /by
Former Ivorian Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan was on Saturday named candidate for the Popular Ivorian Front (FPI) in the 2025 election. N'Guessan has sought the presidency in 2015 and 2020, each time losing to Alassane Ouattara, the incumbent
US probes racist text messages referencing slavery sent to Black men, women/in /by
Some instructed the recipient to show up at an address at a particular time “with your belongings,” while others didn't include a location. Some of them mentioned the incoming presidential administration
Mauritius heads to the polls in wake of wiretapping scandal/in /by
Mauritians will vote for 62 seats in Parliament, and the party or alliance with a majority forms the government and chooses the prime minister
Germany exhibition aims to broaden understanding of Africa through art/in /by
"The True Size of Africa" features 26 works that organisers say explore Africa, addressing its cultural history, intellectual traditions, and challenging stereotypes
Duma Boko takes oath as Botswana’s president/in /by
Boko's Umbrella for Democratic Change, a coalition of Botswana National Front and the Alliance for Progressives won 36 parliamentary seats and denied former president Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term
Azerbaijan summit to set new climate finance goal/in /by
The United Nations says over $4 trillion a year of climate finance may be needed to sufficiently meet the needs to mitigate, adapt and respond to climate shocks
Chad hosts over 680,000 Sudanese refugees/in /by
In the last month alone, 60,000 new refugees arrived; the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said this week.
Morocco: What do limitations on preaching about Gaza war reveal?/in /by
To some pro-Palestinian activists in Morocco, the limitations are about the tensions between state and society that have simmered since the war began. The Kingdom normalizes ties with Israel in 2020, a move that has been contested ever since and "fuelling a new discourse against the monarchy."
Watch: Robot artist Ai-Da makes history with $1.32 Million sale/in /by
Ai-Da, a humanoid robot artist, has made history by selling her painting of Alan Turing, titled A.I. God, for $1.32 million (€1.225 million) at Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale.