Africa

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Oulimata Sarr as head of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, replacing Amadou Hott, a first in this country. The former regional director of UN Women for West and Central Africa is placed at the head of such a strategic portfolio, against the …

Ousmane Sonko, mayor of the city of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal, called on African peoples to stick together behind Mali in its standoff against France. The main opponent of President Macky Sall said all Africans must give their support today to the Malian People who have shown France and the …

Airstrikes targeting terrorist groups reportedly landed on two houses housing three women and seven children on Wednesday, September 14, according to local sources. The incident occurred in the Oudalan region in the far north of the country as part of a new anti-terrorist operation in this border province with Mali …

The death penalty has been abolished in Equatorial Guinea, according to a new criminal code signed by President Teodoro Obiang, state media has reported. The last execution in the country took place eight years ago. Mr Obiang’s son, Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, described the decision as “historical and memorable,” …

Nearly 27 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are acutely food insecure, according to Bruno Lemarquis, UN representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Armed conflicts, particularly in the east of the country, population displacements due to violence, and poverty are among the causes of this situation. “Out …

Polish President Andrzej Duda has warned African nations to be wary of what he called Russia’s imperial policy towards the continent. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Duda said Russia’s growing influence in Africa in the areas of security and energy was a “new attempt at colonization”. He claimed …

Cameroon National Episcopal Conference (CENC) expressed concern after an attack on a church in the English-speaking South West region near the town of Mamfe on Friday, September 16. At least nine people, including a Nigerian nun, were abducted in an attack by nearly 50 unidentified gunmen, said Reverend Humphrey Tatah …

Ugandan health authorities and the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of Ebola in the country on Tuesday after a case of the relatively rare Sudanese strain was confirmed. A 24-year-old man in Uganda’s central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died. “We want to inform the country that we …

Somali National Army (SNA) managed to kill more than 100 al-Shabab militants in operations over the past three days in the central Hiiraan region with the support of US forces, the government said on Monday. “Air support from the United States of America has assisted this operation led by SNA,” …

Zimbabwe is one of the African countries wishing to strengthen their cooperation with Russia in a context marked by the war in Ukraine. While the country is suffering economically because of the sanctions imposed by the United States, Emmerson Mnangagwa is looking for other alternatives for cooperation. Zimbabwe wants to …