Benin – 2026 general elections: CENA unveils official timelines
Benin’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has released the official timelines for activities related to the 2026 general elections. The presentation ceremony took place...
DRC: EAC and SADC relaunch mediation after Angolan initiative abandoned
Following the failure of Angolan mediation, the heads of state of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have...
Benin: Les Démocrates party denounces growing repression of its activities
For several months now, the opposition party Les Démocrates has been accusing local authorities and the Republican Police of systematically hindering its activities throughout...
Gabon: 08 candidates in the running for the April 12 presidential election
Gabon's Constitutional Court has reinstated four candidates previously rejected by the Ministry of the Interior, bringing to eight the number of contenders for the...
United States: Donald Trump withdraws access to classified information from Joe Biden
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw access to classified information from his predecessor Joe Biden and several...
Central African Republic: poisoning attempt against President Touadéra thwarted
An attempt to poison President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was recently foiled, involving two brothers linked to former Prime Minister Henri Marie Dondara.
According to the Central...
Burkina Faso: “We are fighting for our independence”, Ibrahim Traoré
On a cross-country tour, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, reaffirmed his opposition to Western powers.
"We are no longer fighting a war against...
Tunisia: Kaïs Saïed dismisses Prime Minister Kamel Madouri
In an official statement issued on Friday morning, Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced the dismissal of Prime Minister Kamel Madouri.
He has entrusted the leadership...
Presidential election 2025 in Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam officially renounces his French nationality
The President of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI-RDA), Tidjane Thiam, is likely to have renounced his French nationality, as revealed in the...
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud escapes assassination attempt by Al-Shabaab
The Somali government has confirmed that Tuesday's explosion in Mogadishu was an assassination attempt against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attributed to the Al-Shabaab terrorist...