MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A group of Somali opposition presidential candidates has rejected the government’s plan for upcoming elections. The rejection could result in yet another delay for the Somali polls.The opposition Council of Presidential Candidates…
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For France’s Sahel Mission, Echoes of Afghanistan
PARIS – The chaotic aftermath of Washington’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is being followed with a mix of trepidation and glee thousands of kilometers away — in Africa’s Sahel, where another foreign power, France, also vows to wind down its long-…
Read moreMalawi President Pledges to Intervene in Fertilizer Price Rise
BLANTYRE – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says he will take steps to mitigate the steep rise of fertilizer prices which have doubled in the last year. He says about 80 percent of Malawi farmers can no longer afford to buy fertilizer. Farmers in Ma…
Read moreChad to Bring Home Half of Its Troops Fighting Sahel Militants
N’DJAMENA, CHAD – Chad has decided to recall half of its 1,200 troops battling Islamist militants in the tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a spokesperson for Chadian authorities said Saturday. Chad deployed the soldiers in February to su…
Read moreReport: Final Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine in US Set for Monday
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly intends to grant full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.The New York Times said the agency had planned to complete the approval by Friday but still faced “a substantial amount of paperwork …
Read moreUS Sidelined by Chinese Influence Campaign in Africa
China’s global ambitions may have taken a hit in the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan and India, but in Africa, its sustained power and influence are forcing Washington to recalibrate its strategy toward the continent, home to 54 nations. The Un…
Read moreAt 60, Peace Corps Plots Return to World After Virus Hiatus
DEDZA, MALAWI – More than a year after COVID-19 began sweeping the world, abruptly cutting short her Peace Corps stint, Cameron Beach is once again living in rural Malawi — this time on her own dime.The Peace Corps, a U.S. government program marking it…
Read moreAfrica’s First Youth Games Bring Hopes for Continent’s First Olympics
For decades, African athletes have traveled all over the world to take part in the Olympic Games. At the recent Tokyo Games, they took home gold, silver and bronze medals. And yet Africa has never hosted the Games, and some people are asking what it wo…
Read moreCOVID Has Heightened Conflict, Deepened Depression, Say Central African Leaders
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened problems of conflict, terrorism, and scarce resources in Central Africa to plunge millions of people deeper into poverty. That’s according to members of the regional bloc CEMAC. CEMAC heads of s…
Read moreDemocracy Dims in Tanzania as Opposition Leader Remains Behind Bars?
DAR ES SALAAM – When Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office in March, she vowed a U-turn in politics from her predecessor, the late John Magufuli. But the arrest of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe in July has dimmed hopes that Hassan will…
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