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Benin adopts constitutional amendment to create Senate, extend presidential term
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Benin adopts constitutional amendment to create Senate, extend presidential term

Benin’s National Assembly has adopted a constitutional amendment extending presidential and legislative terms from five years to seven. It also

DRC and M23 sign framework peace deal to end fighting in eastern Congo
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DRC and M23 sign framework peace deal to end fighting in eastern Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed a framework peace deal aimed in the

CAR’s top court clears Touadera to stand in December presidential election
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CAR’s top court clears Touadera to stand in December presidential election

Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to stand in next month’s presidential election…Read More

Tanzania launches inquiry into post-election killings, President Hassan tells parliament
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Tanzania launches inquiry into post-election killings, President Hassan tells parliament

Tanzania is launching an inquiry into last month’s post-election killings, President Samia Suluhu Hassan told parliament on Friday…Read More

Indigenous protesters halt COP30, demand seat at table in Amazon standoff
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Indigenous protesters halt COP30, demand seat at table in Amazon standoff

Approximately 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the UN climate conference (COP30) on the edge of the Brazilian

Novartis reveals new drug to fight malaria resistance and transmission
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Novartis reveals new drug to fight malaria resistance and transmission

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has unveiled a next-generation malaria treatment that not only demonstrates a 97% cure rate but also

Uncertainty surrounds location of 19 migrants deported to Ghana
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Uncertainty surrounds location of 19 migrants deported to Ghana

Nineteen West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana have been moved to undisclosed locations under armed guard,

Akon arrested for failing to attend court on license suspension
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Akon arrested for failing to attend court on license suspension

Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last Friday in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee for failing to appear in court on

Algeria pardons jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal
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Algeria pardons jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal

Algeria granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal on Wednesday, releasing the 76-year-old writer after a year-long imprisonment

Morocco prepares volunteers ahead of Africa Cup of Nations
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Morocco prepares volunteers ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

As the Africa Cup of Nations fast approaches, Morocco is stepping up preparations by training hundreds of young volunteers to