Anait Miridzhanian

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear majority in parliament and a mandate to pursue promised reforms, provisional results showed on Thursday.

A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a challenge that local authorities are trying to solve.

With fireworks displays, packed rallies, and town-to-town caravans, Senegalese political parties are wooing voters in a parliamentary race that will decide the extent to which the new president will be able to implement his agenda.

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Sierra Leone had asked for a new 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement worth about $253 million.

Africa's mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa CDC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries could start vaccinating against mpox within days, Africa's top public health agency said on Tuesday.

2 Jun 2024 ... JOHANNESBURG, June 2 (Reuters) - For the first time in South Africa's democratic era, the African National Congress (ANC) will have to seek ...

May 30, 2024 ... The African National Congress looked set to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial election results on Thursday ...

May 29, 2024 ... South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 with opinion polls suggesting the governing African National Congress ...

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament in this month's election, the country's top court ruled on Monday, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma's supporters.