Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi starts hunger strike
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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi starts hunger strike

82-year-old Rached Ghannouchi is the most prominent of roughly two dozen opponents of President Kais Saied arrested since February, including

Côte d’Ivoire: towards the introduction of a visa to enter Tunisia
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Côte d’Ivoire: towards the introduction of a visa to enter Tunisia

Côte d’Ivoire has launched procedures for the introduction of a visa with Tunisia, a departure country for thousands of sub-Saharan

Burkina Faso: 1 year after the Traoré putsch, the security challenge persists
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Burkina Faso: 1 year after the Traoré putsch, the security challenge persists

After taking power on September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré gave himself “two to three months” to improve the security

Gabon charges wife of ousted president with ‘money laundering’
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Gabon charges wife of ousted president with ‘money laundering’

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin was charged by an investigating judge on Thursday, Gabon’s public prosecutor announced on state TV channels

Floods in eastern Libya displaced over 16,000 children
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Floods in eastern Libya displaced over 16,000 children

“When disasters hit, children are always among the most vulnerable,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director, who has just returned

Rwanda: an AI platform for small holder farmers
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Rwanda: an AI platform for small holder farmers

A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating ‘Mkulima GPT,’ a ChatGPT-driven Swahili

Putin’s talks with the head of South Sudan
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Putin’s talks with the head of South Sudan

Kiir said he was happy for the warm welcome and stressed that he was in Moscow “as an opening for

Egypt: woman killed at Cairo University by rejected colleague
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Egypt: woman killed at Cairo University by rejected colleague

A Cairo University employee was shot and killed by a rejected colleague, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced late Wednesday, a

Prioritizing African agenda at the UN general Assembly [Business Africa]
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Prioritizing African agenda at the UN general Assembly [Business Africa]

The recently concluded U.N. General Assembly underscores African priorities- emphasises climate action, and the need for global collaboration. African nations

South Africa FM Naledi Pandor received in Washington by secretary of state Anthony Blinken
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South Africa FM Naledi Pandor received in Washington by secretary of state Anthony Blinken

the United States of America features as one of the most important partners for South Africa. So I’m thrilled that