Senegal: Outgoing president seeks to impose his protege

Senegal: Outgoing president seeks to impose his protege

Africa 2024 Elections– Bookmark this page. It will be updated as we get closer to the election – Election date: 24 February 2024 5 February 2024: Senegal President Suspends Presidential Election, Pushes Country into Chaos 19 January 2024: Long considered a...
Chad: The Deby family will continue to reign with terror and violence

Chad: The Deby family will continue to reign with terror and violence

Africa 2024 Elections– Bookmark this page. It will be updated as we get closer to the election – Election date: October 2024 20 January 2024: In Chad, nothing is likely to change. President Mahamat Déby, who inherited the presidential seat from his father,...

Russia-Africa: From weapon sales to economic ties

1316 issue: week ending 19 January 2024By Arezki Daoud: Has the war in Ukraine deter Russia from engagement in Africa? Certainly not!  We know on the security front, a growing number of African states are turning to Russia to supply them with military equipment and...
Sahel: Russia to experience boost of its influence in the Sahel

Sahel: Russia to experience boost of its influence in the Sahel

1316 issue: week ending 19 January 2024By Arezki Daoud: Russia’s influence in the Sahel is about to expand further with more cooperation deals announced by Niger and Russia during the ongoing visit to Moscow of Niger’s Prime Minister and other senior officials. ...

Egypt: One killed, six arrested in gun battle on Egypt-Israel border

1316 issue: week ending 19 January 2024A gunfire broke out near Nitzana, Israel, along the border crossing separating Egypt and Israel. The incident, which involved more than a dozen people, resulted in the death of one person. Six people were arrested. The Egyptian...

Sahel: Niger looking for alternative partners to France and the west

1315 issue: week ending 12 January 2024A major Nigerian delegation traveled to Moscow on Monday, 15 January 2024, in a tour that will visit Serbia, Turkey and Iran, in a bid to distant Niger from France and help it gain new partners.  Continue Here   Subscribe...
Tunisia: Controversial incumbent Kais Said favored to win second term

Tunisia: Controversial incumbent Kais Said favored to win second term

Africa 2024 Elections– Bookmark this page. It will be updated as we get closer to the election – Election period: November 2024 19 January 2024 Update:  In Tunisia, local and regional elections will precede the October presidential elections. Despite  the...

Africa 2024 Election Preview

By MondAfrique:  The year 2024 will be a record year for elections around the world. More than 4 billion people are called to vote on all continents. Africa is no exception: twenty countries involving 346 million citizens are organizing elections this year, from the...

Algeria: Six members of the same family die of carbon monoxide in MSila

1316 issue: week ending 19 January 2024Six members of the same family died on Sunday, 14 January 2024, at their home in the municipality of Ain El Melh in the wilaya of M’Sila, after being poisoned with carbon monoxide gas, said a statement from the Civil...
Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from Turkey

Sahel: Mali acquires lethal drones from Turkey

1315 issue: week ending 12 January 2024On January 4, 2024, the Malian military acquired six Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. The military authorities say the drones will be used to “surveil the national territory, detect suspicious targets, track them and strike them, if...

Algeria fires head of police, arrests 11 Oran Airport security officers

1315 issue: week ending 12 January 2024Farid Bencheikh, the head of gigantic police and security agency, the Director General of National Security (DGSN), was fired today and replaced by another officer, Ali Badaoui. Bencheikh had been in office since 15 March 2021....

Tunisia neutralizes human smugglers

1315 issue: week ending 12 January 2024The Tunisian police reported on January 7, 2024 the dismantling of an alleged human trafficking network in the Sfax region. Authorities say the gang facilitated the illegal movement in and out of the Tunisian territory of...

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