Africa

A tweet posted on Wednesday and deleted a few hours later by William Ruto, newly sworn in as President of Kenya, raises questions. In this controversial tweet, William Ruto announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), before deleting it a few hours later. Is …

Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) arrested at Aflao, a Benz Cargo truck loaded with 153 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Wudoaba in the Ketu South municipality, Adomonline reported. Operatives of Defense Intelligence wing of GAF, said they arrested the driver of the vehicle and his two accomplices in the …

Uganda’s parliament has condemned a resolution by the European Union parliament calling on Uganda and Tanzania to stop the development of their oil and gas projects in the East African region, the BBC reported. In a session on Thursday, Uganda’s Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa said the resolution was based on …

Authorities in Egypt announced the release of 46 activists, many of whom have been held for several years in pre-trial detention. They include a prominent left-wing lawyer, Haytham Mohammadain, accused of being a member of a terrorist group – a blanket charge leveled at critics of the government, the BBC …

Morocco announced its own gas production from 2024 or 2025, in a context marked by an energy crisis due to the war in Ukraine. Following the discovery of the Anchois gas field off the coast of Larache earlier this year, Morocco plans to start producing natural gas in two or …

João Lourenço has officially begun his second term in power, vowing to be the president for all Angolans after his MPLA party’s disputed win in last month’s election. There was a strong military presence at the inauguration ceremony in Luanda’s Praça da República square, and AFP reports that many people …

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra set up a drafting committee for a new Constitution Composed of around fifty personalities to propose a new fundamental text within three months. Supposed to involve all the components of Central African society, this committee does not however tempt the main opposition formations or even …

Gabonese justice released Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, reputed to be very close to opponent Jean Ping after his departure from the presidential party. Mr Abeghe spent six years of detention in the central prison of Libreville. Considered the most notorious political prisoner, the former MP was arrested at his headquarters in …

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has paid about $700,000 (£607,000) in compensation to victims of police brutality. Fifty-eight people, mainly family members of victims of rights violations, were awarded varying sums. It follows investigations into complaints by families of victims who accused the police of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, illegal …

Angolan President João Lourenço will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday after his MPLA party narrowly won the country’s general elections. Lourenço, who won the vote with 51.17%, called the result a “vote of confidence” while the main opposition party UNITA which obtained 43.95% denounced irregularities. Marxist …