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Africa: Troubled African nations say they want to restore some “democratic” orderF

By Hillary Orinde: The African Union insisted on Sunday it had "zero tolerance" for undemocratic changes of power and vowed to push through a continent-wide free trade deal as it wrapped up a two-day summit. Leaders of the 55-nation bloc met in the Ethiopian capital...

Morocco: Inflation exceeds 8%, unions protest economic hardship, defy government’s ban on marchesF

Moroccan trade union activists protested Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging costs of food and fuel, defying a government ban against marches. Protesters from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT) staged rallies outside their offices...

Algeria arrests analyst Raouf Farrah, keeps elderly mother of opposition figure under court supervisionF

The mother of prominent French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui has been released from custody but remains under court supervision, a rights group said Monday, a week after her arrest. Bouraoui had been banned from leaving Algeria after being sentenced to two years...

Tunisia: Police call head of dissolved opposition party Ennahdha for more questioningF

The head of Tunisia's dissolved parliament is facing a new police inquiry, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Monday, days after a string of arrests mainly targeting opposition political figures. Rached Ghannouchi, President Kais Saied's 81-year-old arch-rival,...

Sahel: Sanctions imposed against Niger to trigger catastrophic humanitarian crisisF

Sahel: Sanctions imposed against Niger to trigger catastrophic humanitarian crisisF

Aug 29, 2023

The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime...

Sahel: Mounting tensions in northern Mali, as army strikes positions of ethnic TuaregsF

Sahel: Mounting tensions in northern Mali, as army strikes positions of ethnic TuaregsF

Aug 29, 2023

Former rebels in northern Mali on Tuesday accused the armed forces of carrying out new strikes on their positions,...

Don’t expect Wagner to abandon Africa after Prigozhin’s announced deathF

Don’t expect Wagner to abandon Africa after Prigozhin’s announced deathF

Aug 25, 2023

Despite the reported death of the Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, Moscow has every interest in continuing...

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