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Ghana calls for peaceful, transparent elections
As Ghanaian votes Saturday, a range of measures have been implemented to safeguard both democracy and security.
Incumbent Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, representing the New Patriotic Party, is facing former President John Dramani…
Kenyan police clash with gangs in Haiti
Kenyan police exchanged fire with gangs in Port-au-Prince while establishing control of a building in an area of the capital controlled by the Viv Ansanm gang, led by Jimmy Chérizier, also known as Barbecue.
The building, which used to…
AI a Tool, Not Threat, Say Experts at AWiM 2024
At the 2024 African Women in Media (AWiM) Conference in Dakar, Senegal, technology experts discussed the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism, asserting that it serves as a tool rather than a threat to the profession. They…
Sierra Leone begins Ebola vaccination after deadly outbreak
Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands.
The 2014 Ebola…
Opposition parties in Namibia contest SWAPO’s victory in Presidential elections
The candidate for the SWAPO Party of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won the country's Presidential elections on 3rd December.
While this could make her the country's first female President after her inauguration on 21st March, the…
Senegal: Experts call for transparency in Thiaroye Massacre
Senegal has called for full access to the archives of the Thiaroye massacre, as experts want transparency about one of the darkest chapters in its colonial history.
Senegal’s new government, is determined to ensure the event is…
South Africa: Six bodies retrieve from illegal goldmine
Six bodies have been pulled from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein in South Africa.
The number of miners still trapped underground is still unknown.
One local source said there were around 4,000 trapped, but police say the figure is…
DRC launches case against Rwanda to African Rights Court
Rwanda stands accused of backing the M23 group, a rebel military group which has carried out atrocities against civilians in the conflict-torn region of North Kivu, located in the eastern DRC.
The DRC's Deputy Minister of Justice and…
South Sudan resumes Tumaini peace talks in Nairobi
South Sudan's government and opposition groups who did not sign the 2018 Revitalised Agreement are among the negotiating parties attending the talks in Nairobi.
The 2018 agreement was introduced with the aim of bringing an end to the…
U.S pledges $600M railroad project to Zambia, Congo
U S President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project, telling regional leaders
that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is…