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A national dialogue panel in Senegal has proposed holding elections in early June, the first such proposal since President Macky Sall attempted to push the February 25 elections till December. In early February, Sall, who is serving his second term and has said he would not run again, announced the...

Ghana’s parliament has voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights, in a move that has been condemned by rights activists. A coalition of religious and traditional leaders sponsored the legislation that is favored by most lawmakers and that passed in parliament on February...

Ghana's parliament on February 21 moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down on the rights of LGBT people, rejecting a proposal that would have seen jail terms for gay sex replaced with non-custodial sentences such as counselling. A coalition of Christian...

Senegal’s President Macky Sall on February 15 pledged to organise presidential elections “as soon as possible” after the Constitutional Council overruled his decision to delay this month’s vote. The National Assembly’s decision on February 5 to reschedule the vote was “contrary to the constitution,”...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on February 15 that he planned to sign into law a National Health Insurance bill that aims to provide universal health coverage to South Africans, although he did not give a time frame. The bill, which will be implemented in stages at a cost of billions...

As people around the world mark Valentine’s Day with flowers and chocolate, Kenyan women are mourning. Hundreds of them donned black outfits and held lit candles and red roses at a vigil in honour of more than 30 women who have been murdered in the country in 2024. The February 14 vigil in Nairobi...

Ethiopian government troops went door-to-door killing dozens of civilians last month in a town in the country’s Amhara region, according to residents, who said the bloodshed took place after clashes with local militia. The killings in Merawi appear to be one of the deadliest episodes in Amhara since...

At least 700,000 children in Sudan are likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, and tens of thousands could die, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. “UNICEF won’t be able to treat more than 300,000 of those without improved access and without additional support...

Senegal's parliament on February 5 voted to hold a postponed presidential election on December 15 in the face of public outcry that led some opposition lawmakers to blockade proceedings until security forces intervened. The move follows President Macky Sall's unprecedented announcement of a...

Senegalese police on February 4 cracked down on protests against the postponement of the presidential election, as parliament prepared to debate a bill that would reschedule the vote for August and extend President Macky Sall's mandate. Sall announced on February 3 that the February 25 vote would be...