Democracy test: Senegal election offers respite in coup-prone West Africa, eyes now on South Africa

Democracy test: Senegal election offers respite in coup-prone West Africa, eyes now on South Africa

Recent votes in Nigeria, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo saw losing candidates reject the results. The next major test for democracy on the continent will be the parliamentary vote in South Africa on May 29, where the ANC is expected to lose its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994.

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Mediterranean Sea is world’s largest migrant grave with more than 28,000 out of 63,000 sea deaths

Mediterranean Sea is world’s largest migrant grave with more than 28,000 out of 63,000 sea deaths

Behind each nameless death is a family facing “the psychological, social, economic and legal impacts of unresolved disappearances,” a painful phenomenon known as “ambiguous loss,” the report says.

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Hazardous textile waste: Kenya’s secondhand clothes traders oppose EU ban on used clothes export

Hazardous textile waste: Kenya’s secondhand clothes traders oppose EU ban on used clothes export

The EU exported 1.4 million tonnes of used textiles in 2022, more than twice as much as in 2000 according to UN trade data. Exports to developing countries can lead to pollution when clothes that cannot be resold end up in dumps, the EU has said.

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4 people, including 3 police officers, die after an IED explodes near police station in northern Kenya

4 people, including 3 police officers, die after an IED explodes near police station in northern Kenya

The latest attack followed another one on Sunday in coastal Kenya’s Lamu County, where two police reservists were also killed. The area has a forest that has often been the site of security operations because it’s a known hideout of al-Shabab militants.

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From prison to presidential palace: Little-known opposition leader Faye named Senegal’s next president

From prison to presidential palace: Little-known opposition leader Faye named Senegal’s next president

Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Diomay Faye’s roots lie in a small town in central Senegal. He is a practising Muslim and has two wives. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Faye published a declaration of his assets, and called on other candidates to do the same. It lists a home in Dakar, and land outside the capital and in his hometown. His bank accounts hold roughly $6,600.

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Former Senegal PM Ba concedes defeat, congratulates opposition candidate Faye even before final vote is tallied

Former Senegal PM Ba concedes defeat, congratulates opposition candidate Faye even before final vote is tallied

Faye’s expected victory reflected frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation. Faye, backed by popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has vowed to protect Senegal from corruption and interference from foreign powers like former colonial master France.

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Doctors: Pizza and pancake weaken libido and lowers sperm count in men leading to infertility

Doctors: Pizza and pancake weaken libido and lowers sperm count in men leading to infertility

Sodium aluminum phosphate is commonly found in commercially baked goods such as cakes, muffins and biscuits, and self-rising flours and baking powders. It is also used in processed cheeses to improve texture and melting properties. The prevalence of sodium aluminum phosphate in school lunches and fast food items, such as pizza dough and hamburger buns, is concerning, Wolf said.

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Trump has hours to cover $454 million judgment, but he defiantly says ‘I did nothing wrong!’

Trump has hours to cover $454 million judgment, but he defiantly says ‘I did nothing wrong!’

Taking control of Trump’s properties would pose a host of legal and logistical challenges for the attorney general’s office. Placing liens on them to ensure they are not sold or transferred and going after Trump’s liquid assets would be more straightforward.

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Britain announces $100 million finance facility for countries in eastern and southern Africa

Britain announces $100 million finance facility for countries in eastern and southern Africa

The financing facility with TDB is the fourth of its kind to be struck with the lender and would help the bank address supply chain disruptions and forex shortages, said Admassu Tadesse, TDB Group President and Managing Director.

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New twist in Crocus City Hall massacre as Russia casts doubt on Islamic State involvement

New twist in Crocus City Hall massacre as Russia casts doubt on Islamic State involvement

President Vladimir Putin has not publicly mentioned the Islamist militant group in connection with the attackers, who he said had been trying to escape to Ukraine.

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