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Following the announcement that Mali’s presidential election will be postponed, the reactions of locals in Bamako were mixed. Monday’s announcement by the ruling junta that the presidential election originally scheduled for February 2024 would be delayed to a later date has led some Malians to voice their dismay.  “”For us, …

Comic fans, creators, gamers, pop culture enthusiasts, cosplayers and anime lovers have started gathering at this year’s Comic Con Africa. Local media say the event will have a record attendance as crowds flock to a vast expo centre south of Johannesburg for the event which runs until Monday (Sep. 25). …

Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have handed a memorandum to the Ministry of Justice demanding the release of their colleague, Stanis Bujakera. The Jeune Afrique and Reuters correspondent was arrested on 8 September, on suspicion of spreading false information about the killing of a prominent opposition politician in …

Looted art is taking centre stage at Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. “Loot – 10 stories” puts 10 objects and their history in the spotlight thanks to virtual reality (VR). The exhibition focuses on three periods: colonial looted art, the art thefts committed by French revolutionaries in 1795, and …

A spokesperson for the European Union confirmed on Thursday the aid the bloc has provided to Libya after an unusually strong storm caused deadly flooding. Balazs Ujvari said at a briefing in Brussels that 500,000 euros ($533,290) have been released to cover the most urgent needs, adding that additional assistance …

Some survivors are recalling the first moments a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that the Atlas mountains of Morocco late Friday southwest of the tourist centre of Marrakesh. Authorities report that the death toll zhich continues to climb have surpassed 2600, making the quake teh deadliest in Morocco in 60 years. _ “I …

French deputy Rachel Kéké, a former chambermaid, asserted on Friday that she has kept her social housing since being legally elected, recalling that her “life before will continue after her mandate”, in a statement released on X (ex-Twitter). The MP, who has lived in social housing in Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne) for …

Gabon’s new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday met the Central African Republic’s president, Faustin Archange Touadera, who has been named regional mediator for the country following last week’s coup, state TV said. The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has appointed Touadera “facilitator of the political process” …

Senegal on Friday temporarily brought back into service a long-closed railway line to take worshippers to an annual religious festival. Three trains, each capable of carrying 240 passengers, are being deployed on a 130-kilometre line between Thies and the holy town of Touba in central Senegal, the GTS railway company …

Ousted African National Congress secretary general, Ace Magashule, on Wednesday announced the formation of a new party in South Africa, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT). A close ally of ex-president Jacob Zuma, he was expelled from the ruling party just two months ago, after he was found guilty of …