Protests erupt in Cameroon as the 92-year-old president gets another seven-year term
Alleging electoral fraud, protesters have taken to the streets insisting on the victory of his opponent, a veteran of the regime who broke ranks, and garnered mass support by flip-flopping over the issues of federalism and the Anglophone crisis.
Egyptians suffer yet another IMF-instigated price hike
The fuel price hike is the fifth since the IMF increased its loan amount last year, conditional on the elimination of fuel subsidies and the sale of the public sector.
Civilians in El Fasher, Sudan face “slow, deliberate death under the RSF siege”
After running out of animal fodder, people are now consuming cow skin as a last resort against starvation in North Darfur state’s besieged capital, cut off from all food supply by a 57-km wall the paramilitary has built around the city.
Mali retaliates against US imposition of steep visa fees with reciprocal fees for US nationals
Mali has distinguished itself as the only one to retaliate, while the governments of the rest of the seven African countries, whose nationals face USD 5,000-15,000 visa bond requirement, seek to placate Trump.
Burkina Faso is a place of dignity, not expulsion: foreign minister snubs Trump’s deportation deal
In response to Burkina Faso’s rejection of a deportation deal, the US Embassy has “temporarily paused all routine visa services”, which the foreign minister terms as an attempt to “blackmail”.
World Bank acknowledges poverty increase in Nigeria, but doubles down on the reforms causing it
Acknowledging that the implementation of its reforms coincided with an increase in poverty, the World Bank nevertheless calls on Nigeria to stay the course.
With PAIGC barred, will elections in Guinea-Bissau legitimize a neocolonial dictatorship?
Opposition candidates are barred from contesting the November election in Guinea-Bissau as the “neocolonial agent”, Umaro Embalo, maneuvers to consolidate his ECOWAS-backed dictatorial regime.
France is a state sponsor of terror, AES countries declare
“Nostalgic for the colonial era and concerned by the loss of influence in Sahel”, France is intent on destabilizing the AES by providing intelligence, “logistical support, arms and ammunition” to the terrorist groups, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger allege.