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Democracy Kills, Says Burkina Faso’s Traoré — As Sahel Nations Reject Western Model That Failed to Stop Jihadists
Captain Ibrahim Traoré has declared that democracy as practiced in Africa has done nothing but kill. Speaking at a national forum, the 36-year-old leader rejected the Western democratic model outright.
Russian Operatives Secretly Filming African Women in Kenya and Ghana, Posting Humiliation Videos Online
The operatives pose as employers, romantic partners, or businesspeople. Interactions are secretly recorded. The resulting videos — designed to demean and humiliate — are uploaded to platforms popular ...
How African Countries Are Rationing Power and Diluting Petrol to Survive the Iran War
Across the African continent, the devastating ripple effects of the military conflict between the United States and Iran are being felt in the most...
Inside Russia’s Alleged Operation to Trigger Anti-Government Protests in Angola
Reports have emerged of a Russian intelligence operation aimed at destabilizing Angola by fomenting anti-government protests in the oil-rich southern...
Senegal Signs Anti-LGBT Law Doubling Prison Sentences — Where Is the Outrage?
Senegal's president has signed into law a measure that doubles prison sentences for individuals convicted of same-sex relations. Under the new...
70 Miners Killed in South Sudan as Government and Opposition Trade Blame
More than 70 miners have been killed in South Sudan in what is being described as one of the worst single massacres in the country this year. As...
African Union Launches Continental Free Trade Zone Implementation
AfCFTA enters full operational phase, creating the world's largest free trade zone connecting 1.3 billion people.
26 Million Face Extreme Hunger in East Africa as Iran War Oil Shock Forces Countries to Ration Power and Dilute Petrol
Oxfam reports that 26 million people face extreme hunger across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. In parts of northern Kenya, communities have resorted to eating the bark of the ginger...
Nearly 200 Muslims Massacred in Nigeria After Refusing to Join Extremists — Western Media Gives Story One News Cycle
Armed extremists killed at least 162 people across villages in Nigeria's Kwara and Katsina states in early February, in one of the deadliest single terrorist attacks in African his...
Nearly 200 Muslims Massacred in Nigeria After Refusing to Join Extremists — Western Media Gives Story One News Cycle
Armed extremists killed at least 162 people across villages in Nigeria's Kwara and Katsina states in early February, in one of the deadliest single terrorist attacks in African his...
Mozambique’s Worst Floods in Decades Displace 700,000 — Over 100 Dead, Zero Emergency UN Sessions
Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced by devastating floods in Mozambique. Over 100 are confirmed dead. The main highway connecting the north and south of the country — the N1 ...
Coups, violence and crises threaten Africa – AU Commission head
African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned that the continent is facing growing threats from military coups, electoral...