What the Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso’s ICC Withdrawal Means
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have pulled out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a joint statement, the military-led West African...
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Succession Battle Triggers Reshuffle In Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has carried out sweeping changes in the top leadership of the ruling Zanu-PF, raising new concerns about a succession battle....
U.S. Set to End AGOA Trade Pact That Built African Jobs
There is little reason to believe Congress will pass a last-minute extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is...
U.S Threatens Visa Ban For Corrupt Nigerian Officials
The U.S. mission in Nigeria has said government officials in the West African country who engage in corruption will be denied U.S....
Egypt Pardons Prominent Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who had been imprisoned for six years. Abdel Fattah was...
World’s Top Cyclists Descend On Rwanda For Annual Race
The annual cycling championship promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale is taking place in the Rwandan capital, Kigale -the first...
Calls for Release of 36 Activists as Cameroon Prepares to Vote
Cameroon has marked five years since the violent repression of protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) in September 2020. More...
No Winner Yet As Malawians Prepare For Possible Run-Off Vote
All indications point to a possible run-off election as none of the two leading candidates, President Lazarus Chakwera and his main...
UN Inquiry Links South Sudan Corruption to Human Rights Abuses
South Sudan's political elites have been criticized in a new report for systemic government corruption and brazen predation, according to the UN...
France Suspends Mali Anti-Terror Cooperation After Arrest
France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered the country's diplomats to leave Paris. The move followed the arrest of a French...
