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National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama has clarified that his acceptance of the 2024 election results will depend on the fairness and transparency of the electoral process. “If on election day there is widespread ballot snatching, violence, military intimidation, and thugs rampaging, you want me to accept …

Drone strikes by Mali’s military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tinzaouatine in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. It was the first time since the start of the rebellion in 2012 that so many Taureg leaders have been killed in a …

At least 100 people, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria, authorities said Friday. The boat was taking the passengers from Kogi state along the river to neighbouring Niger early Friday morning when it …

Egyptian naval forces rescued five people Tuesday and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam, officials said, after facing rough weather. This brings the total to 33 survivors while seven remain missing. Sea Story, a …

Heavy gunfire erupted late Thursday in South Sudan’s capital of Juba at the home of the country’s former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months, residents said. According to witnesses, soldiers exchanged fire with Gen. Akol Koor’s security guards in Juba’s high-end neighbourhood of …

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga was sacked on Wednesday (Nov. 20). A decree was read on national television by the secretary-general of the presidency. Alfouseyni Diawara read the 3-article text signed by the president of the transition Gel Assimi Goïta. Appointed by the military in 2021 following Mali’s second coup …

Lebanon’s capital has been was rocked by another round of Israeli strikes. Blasts were reported on Friday in the area known as Dahiyeh, a suburb in the south of the capital. In the second round of strikes, two buildings in the Haret Hreik and Hadath areas were hit. In a …

The United Nations and other international organizations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president the first time that the 193-member U.N. was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.” In his first term, Trump suspended …

The head of the Church of England, the spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform the police as soon as he became aware of serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps. Some …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a substantial increase in the prize pool for the 2024 Women’s Champions League, with the winner now set to receive $600,000—a 52% boost from previous years. The tournament, which begins on November 9 in Morocco, promises financial support for every participating club, …