A video circulating online claims that a private jet belonging to the nephew of the French president was intercepted in Burkinabe airspace. Authorities allegedly found 3.7 million euros in cash on board, leading to the arrest of Emmanuel Macron’s nephew on charges of transporting illegal cash. However, the story is …

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday, acknowledging rival Peter Mutharika’s “insurmountable lead” in last week’s election and vowing a peaceful transfer of power after a vote dominated by the country’s deep economic woes.

The conflict in Sudan is escalating, causing greater suffering for civilians. Half a million people have fled El Fasher with no access to shelter, while a cholera epidemic has spread across all 18 states, overwhelming health workers. The International Committee of the Red Cross warns that unless violence against civilians …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the president of the National Assembly has resigned. Vital Kamerhe was targeted by a petition signed by more than 260 deputies, accusing him of opaque management of the funds allocated to the assembly. This resignation came as a surprise and made headlines in the …

Plus d’une semaine après la tenue de l’élection qui l’opposait à l’ancien professeur de droit Peter Mutharika, le président sortant et pasteur évangélique Lazarus Chakwera a reconnu sa défaite.

En France, en Russie ou bien encore en Belgique, des étudiants gabonais dénoncent des retards dans le paiement de leurs bourses, mettant en péril leurs études. Si le président gabonais avait annoncé mi-juillet la suspension des allocations étudiantes dans plusieurs pays occidentaux pour lutter contre la « fuite des cerveaux », cette …

Le projet de nouvelle Constitution en Guinée a été approuvé à 89 % lors d’une référendum, selon les résultats provisoires officiels annoncés mardi soir. Ce résultat ouvre la voie à une candidature du chef de la junte à une future élection présidentielle.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are turning their backs on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The three countries, which are members of the Alliance of Sahel States, accuse the ICC of being an instrument of neo-colonial repression and foreign domination that ignores their rights and realities. Also, people are fleeing …

Sans surprise, le Niger, le Mali et le Burkina Faso ont annoncé lundi leur retrait de la CPI. Ces pays, gouvernés par des militaires, qualifient l’instance « d’instrument de répression néo-coloniale ». La procédure pour se retirer de la Cour pénale internationale dure un an. 

A video showing a Sudanese woman hanged by her arms from a tree branch in Darfur has been circulating online since September 10. The woman is believed to have died from the torture. Independent investigators and NGOs are blaming the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese army …