Senegal’s ruling party on course to bag 131 parliamentary seats, giving president muscle to effect reforms
Former President Macky Sall, leader of the main opposition Takku Wallu coalition, congratulated PASTEF in a post on X. Two other major opposition leaders had already conceded defeat hours after the polls closed on Sunday.
Senegal’s parliamentary election outcome to determine if President Faye can carry out reforms
The campaign for the legislative election was marked by sporadic clashes between supporters of different parties. The headquarters of an opposition party were set on fire in the capital, Dakar, and clashes have erupted between supporters in central Senegal in recent weeks, the interior ministry said Monday,
Celebrated ‘Soweto’ movie star Whoopi Goldberg gets the flak for alleging NYC bakery rejected her order over politics
The flap started on Wednesday when Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday on the ABC talk-show by sharing a tray of Charlotte Russe – small sponge cakes topped with whipped cream and a cherry that she said were her mother’s favourite dessert when she was growing up.
Horror tales of Sudanese refugees who fled war at home, forced to buy humanitarian aid with sex
Sexual exploitation during large humanitarian crises is not uncommon, especially in displacement sites. Aid groups have long struggled to combat the issue. They cite a lack of reporting by women, not enough funds to respond and a focus on first providing basic necessities.
Some 4,000 illegal miners in South Africa trapped underground, state struggles to bring them to surface
The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team, including mine rescue experts, to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signalled the government was taking a more conciliatory approach compared to earlier...
Malians ‘kill’ forests to save their lives, believe firewood is forever and trees are not going to disappear
The loss of forests has become a pressing issue across Africa as the Sahara Desert continues to creep southward. Over the past three decades, nearly 7,722 square miles (20,000 square kilometres) of forest have been lost in Mali, according to the environmental nonprofit Tree Aid.
SADC cannot sit back and watch Mozambique descend into abyss, Maputo must called to order
Realising polls could be manipulated without any consequences besides opposition cries and electoral observer group criticism, FRELIMO stepped up the election fraud. In the 2023 local elections, FRELIMO mayors were declared winners in 64 out of 65 municipalities, leading to a major revolt by the opposition that lasted over 40 days.
Amnesty raises red flag on French weapons system in Sudan in breach of UN arms embargo
In response to the Amnesty International report, Lacroix said in an emailed statement that the company confirms it had supplied the Galix systems for the Emirati Armed Forces for the use of smoke-screening countermeasures.
Sudan army chief assures UN that lifeline for humanitarian relief through Chad to hard-hit Darfur is open
The border crossing, which was closed earlier this year, was reopened in August for three months by the Sovereign Council to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Darfur. Famine has been confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp near El Fasher, North Darfur’s provincial capital.
Farmers in Zimbabwe shun staples for more profitable vegetables, consider food aid interventions a solution to climate change
Experts say rich nations like the United States, which have been the biggest contributors of planet-warming emissions historically, have a responsibility to fund humanitarian aid in the countries that are experiencing its effects first and most severely.
