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Olara Otunnu Joins Race for UN Secretary-General

Olara Otunnu Joins Race for UN Secretary-General

Veteran Ugandan diplomat and former senior United Nations official Olara Otunnu has officially entered the race for UN Secretary-General. Nominated by the Ugandan government as the seventh official candidate to succeed António Guterres, Otunnu brings

Central Africa
Sudan Army Offensive Targets RSF Supply Lines

Sudan Army Offensive Targets RSF Supply Lines

Recently, Sudan’s civil war entered a decisive new phase. Specifically, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander and Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, ordered a massive ground offensive. Consequently, the military intends

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President Faye Launches Kiiraay Party, Splits with Ousmane Sonko

President Faye Launches Kiiraay Party, Splits with Ousmane Sonko

Recently, Senegalese politics entered a turbulent new era as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially launched a new political party. Specifically, he unveiled Kiiraay–The Republican Patriots during a founding assembly in the capital city of Dakar.

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Libya Military Unification: Sirte Accord Advances Security Talks

Libya Military Unification: Sirte Accord Advances Security Talks

Recently, high-level military delegations from Libya’s rival eastern and western armed forces convened in the central coastal city of Sirte. This landmark dialogue marked one of the most critical security developments in Libya in recent

East Africa
Okoth Obado Conviction: What Kenya’s Verdict Means for Africa

Okoth Obado Conviction: What Kenya’s Verdict Means for Africa

Recently, Kenya’s High Court delivered one of the most consequential judicial decisions in the nation's history by convicting former Migori Governor Okoth Obado for the 2018 murder of university student Sharon Otieno. Following nearly eight

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ICC Drops Abdallah Banda Case Over Evidentiary Issues

ICC Drops Abdallah Banda Case Over Evidentiary Issues

In a dramatic legal development at The Hague, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally terminated proceedings against Sudanese rebel commander Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain. The ruling vacates the long-standing arrest warrant against him, marking

Central Africa
Kinshasa De-Escalation: C64 Halts Protests for Talks

Kinshasa De-Escalation: C64 Halts Protests for Talks

Political tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have receded from a critical flashpoint following a tactical shift in Kinshasa Click to open side panel for more information . The primary opposition framework, the Article

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Chairman Wontumi Galamsey Sentence: NPP Leader Gets 20 Years

Chairman Wontumi Galamsey Sentence: NPP Leader Gets 20 Years

An Accra High Court has sentenced Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as "Chairman Wontumi," to 20 years in prison with hard labor. The ruling marks the first time a senior political figure has been convicted

Development & Economy
ECOWAS Backs Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline

ECOWAS Backs Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially endorsed the Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline, describing it as one of the continent’s most ambitious regional infrastructure projects and a strategic investment in West Africa’s

Africa
Tinubu Calls for ECOWAS Action on Afrophobic Attacks

Tinubu Calls for ECOWAS Action on Afrophobic Attacks

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to adopt a united and coordinated response to the growing wave of Afrophobic attacks targeting African migrants and