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A new step on the road to peace for Casamance. A historic handshake on May 13 gathered the head of the Diakaye fighters, the governor of the Ziguinchor region and the representative of Senegal’s government.
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Ghana’s largest opposition party chose the country’s ex-president John Dramani Mahama as its flagbearer Sunday for the 2024 presidential election. Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) voted in primaries on Saturday through Sunday to
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Samedi 13 mai dernier, 1,8 million d’électeurs étaient appelés à choisir leurs députés, maires et conseillers régionaux. Tous les regards sont tournés vers la Commission électorale indépendante (Ceni), qui annonce les résultats au compte-goutte depuis
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Des milliers de Sénégalais se sont rassemblés vendredi à Dakar pour protester contre l’éventualité d’un troisième mandat du président Macky Sall et pour soutenir l’opposant Ousmane Sonko, visé par la justice à l’approche de la
Africa’s Demand for and Adoption of Chinese Surveillance Technology
Executive summary When examining the proliferation of Chinese surveillance systems and cyber capabilities in Africa, research disproportionately focuses on the motivations and ambitions of the supplier. This perspective, while it highlights Chinese diplomatic ambitions and
China’s Influence on African Media
China media expert Bob Wekesa reflects on the Chinese Communist Party’s model of total state control of information and its export to Africa. Chinese disinformation practices in Africa are not new and until recently have
Iran, Egypt to Soon Restore Ties, Reopen Embassies
An Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans for the restoration of relations between Iran and Egypt, which are engaged in negotiation in Iraq, saying the embassies in Tehran and Cairo will reopen in the near future. In
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We live in a world where digital economies, where goods and services are increasingly delivered through accelerated digital systems, is becoming the norm. It is sad, however, to note that the Horn of Africa States
Why Are Russian Companies Exiting Africa – OpEd
Despite consistent assurances made by high-ranking Russian officials that Africa is “in the mainstream of Russia’s foreign policy” have not been substantiated by systematic practical activities, and worse serious lack of state support for sustaining