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Senegalese President Macky Sall has announced plans for a general amnesty for political demonstrators from 2021 to 2024, seeking to ease tensions ahead of upcoming elections. Speaking at a national dialogue on Monday, Sall reiterated…

The citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have commenced voting in critical general elections, with incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi seeking re-election amid a fragmented opposition in a politically and security-charged…

Sudan’s top military general has arrived in neighbouring South Sudan for talks with its president. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan landed on board an airplane from Port Sudan. According to the ruling Sovereign council, Monday’s talks focus…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has flown to Burundi for talks with its President about the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has contributed around a hundred soldiers to a regional peacekeeping force…

Lesotho's villagers from the rural area of Thaba Bosiu (western Lesotho) hope the country will usher into a new era following 7th October general elections. The southern African kingdom has been governed for the past decade by…

Angola to hold general elections on 24thAugust, President João Lourenço announced the date before the Council of the Republic, a consultative body to vote on the head of state's proposal. Even before the date of the ballot was revealed,…

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appealed to the military junta in Mali to announce an acceptable timetable for elections. Guterres reacted to the junta's suggestion that they would remain in power for five…

Egypt has approved the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm, the health minister said. The first batch of the vaccine was delivered in December, with further doses expected this month. Each batch of…