Ouattara predicted to win fourth term
Around 8.7 million Ivorians were registered to vote, though analysts had predicted a lower turnout compared with the last two elections, when participation slightly
Huge crowds as Odinga’s body heads home
Chaos and grief mark final journey of opposition leader Raila Odinga as thousands gather in western Kenya for mourning ceremonies that have already left
Madagascar Under Military Rule
Colonel Michael Randrianirina announced on Tuesday that a military council of the army, gendarmerie, and police has taken control of Madagascar….reports Asian Lite News
Protest Crackdown in Abidjan
The protest ban came just a day before the planned march, with the prefect of Abidjan declaring all gatherings illegal to “preserve public order”
Seychelles Chooses Herminie
Herminie’s win gives his United Seychelles party full control of government after it reclaimed a parliamentary majority during last month’s general elections. Seychelles’s opposition
Ramaphosa slams trade being used as a ‘weapon’
Speaking in New York, the South African president warns global leaders that trade is being weaponised and calls for the renewal of a key
Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Declares 2027 Presidential Bid
This is not Mwangi’s first attempt to enter politics. In 2017, he contested a parliamentary seat but was unsuccessful….reports Asian Lite News Prominent Kenyan
South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’
Concerns have been raised over a possible $40 million cost, while there are also questions about whether the dialogue will result in significant changes…reports
UN says scores of farmers killed in Congo
The M23 and Congolese government have pledged to work toward peace by August 18 after the rebels this year seized more territory in fighting
22 dead, 1,200 held in Angola fuel protests
The office of Angolan President Joao Lourenco released the death toll in a statement in the two days of violence and spread from the
