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The trial of the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo, opened on Monday 21 August 2023 before the country's Constitutional Court. The former prime minister and opposition politician is accused…

Gabon's main opposition parties, who have lined up behind a single candidate to challenge Ali Bongo Ondimba in next week's presidential vote, on Sunday urged a boycott of legislative contests the same day, after a last-minute change to…

'Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is slated to pursue a second five-year term next week.'According to the constitution, this term should mark his final one. However, a portion of his supporters has already begun advocating for a…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that his country will not be drawn into global power dynamics. Mr Ramaphosa's televised address came ahead of the meeting of the Brics nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and…

The West African regional grouping, Ecowas, has dismissed as a negotiating tactic the announcement by Niger's coup leader that civilian rule cannot be restored for three years. The organisation's political commissioner, Abdel-Fatau Musa,…

Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia,…

Niger: Thousands Volunteer In Armed Forces Against ECOWAS Military Intervention Thousands of people lined up outside the main stadium in Niamey on Saturday (Aug. 19) responding to the call for civilian auxiliaries in support of the armed…

Morocco has not made a formal request to join the BRICS grouping and will not attend its summit in South Africa, state news agency MAP said on Saturday. Citing an unnamed diplomatic source, MAP denied a statement by South Africa’s foreign…

Gabonese Francois Ndong Obiang, president of the Alternance 2023 opposition grouping, said Friday (Aug. 18) that the main opposition figures, who had previously been looking at selecting their own separate candidates, had surprised everyone…

West Africa’s main regional bloc said on Friday that it had agreed an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger if diplomatic efforts fail, stressing that it would not hold endless dialogue with…