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Thousands of Tunisian opposition supporters demonstrated in the capital against President Kais Saied's power grab and the economic crisis in the North African country. "Poverty has increased", and "Famine is at our doorsteps", they…

African envoys spoke out strongly at the mistreatment of African nationals trying to flee Ukraine during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly. African nationals, mostly students, have accused Ukrainian security forces…

Some 500 people demonstrated in response to a call from the opposition against the ruling military junta in Chad. The protesters are also chanting slogans against France, which they have accused of supporting the regime. "What right…

The Zimbabwean government has welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to lift travel and financial sanctions imposed on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, former First Lady Grace Mugabe and military chief Valerio Sibanda. The…

Thousands of people demonstrated in Dakar demand a strengthening of the repression of homosexuality in Senegal after the recent rejection by the Parliament of a text hardening the laws on the matter. "No to homosexuality," chanted the…

Malian prime minister has announced that the country would lodge a formal complaint against the economic sanctions imposed by ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The announcement was made by transitional prime…

Moroccan travel agents demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism in Rabat to draw attention to the disastrous situation of the sector, after the country abruptly shut its borders, on November 29th, over the Omicron…

Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators joined new protests against the army's October 25 coup, braving tear gas, the cutting of communication links and a tight lockdown in the capital. Demonstrators reached within a few hundred metres…

Hundreds of Libyans protested in Tripoli against "war criminals" running in next month's presidential election, after eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and a son of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi announced bids. Demonstrators stamped on…

Exiled Burundian lawyer Armel Niyongere, an opposition figure, on has called on the international community and France not to resume cooperation with Burundi, where he said human rights are not respected. "Since Evariste Ndayishimiye,…