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Affaire Sonko : Macky Sall peut-il contenir la colère ?
Confronté pour la deuxième fois de son mandat à de violentes manifestations, le président a pour l’instant semblé garder le contrôle de la situation. Face à lui, l’opposition a appelé à de nouvelles manifestations. « S’il
Sénégal : Amnesty évoque 23 morts lors des troubles et réclame une enquête indépendante
La condamnation, le 1ᵉʳ juin, de l’opposant Ousmane Sonko à deux ans de prison ferme dans une affaire de mœurs avait déclenché des violences qui ont fait officiellement 16 morts. Amnesty International a annoncé, jeudi
Sudan Declares UN Envoy ‘Persona Non Grata’
The move comes after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused Volker Perthes of inflaming the fighting between the warring factions in Sudan. Sudan has declared Volker Perthes, the representative of the UN secretary-general and head
Senegal’s Angry Protesters Are Proud Defenders of Their Democracy
Senegal’s protesters should be lauded for defending their country’s democracy, not condemned for fomenting chaos. Last week, Senegal, often touted as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, was rocked by clashes between state forces
More than 40 killed in suspected eastern DR Congo rebel attacks
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants have killed over 40 people in twin attacks in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Thursday, in the latest bloodshed across the turbulent region. The ADF, which the Islamic
UN agency joins US in suspending food aid to Ethiopia after diversions
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it was suspending food aid in Ethiopia due to the widespread theft of donations, a day after the United States announced it was doing the
Tensions Mount in Senegal
Echoes of the past in Senegal as growing uncertainty over a potential third term for President Sall triggers protests and unrest. Last week, protests erupted in Senegal following a court decision that found opposition leader
Eswatini: two pro-democracy MPs convicted of “terrorism
Two pro-democracy MPs in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, were found guilty on Thursday of terrorism and murder in connection with the wave of anti-regime protests that rocked the country in 2021. The two men,
Ugandan peacekeepers killed in jihadist attack in Somalia
Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country.