With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence?
Clashes between two army factions broke out on Thursday night after two government officials were freed from custody.
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The circumstances of the shooting in Bissau, the capital, remain unclear.
Africa, which contributes just 4 percent of global CO2 emissions, will suffer the most from climate change.
Guinea Bissau, which depends largely on foreign aid to pay teachers’ salaries, made the decision on July 18.
Tinubu has called for swift action against insecurity and coups which he said had reached an ‘alarming proportion’.
The legislative elections are the first since President Embalo dissolved parliament more than a year ago.
The vote comes after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament last year after falling out with MPs.
A recap of top issues in West Africa in 2022, including heated political campaigns and armed groups gaining ground.
In July, bloc leaders met in Accra, Ghana to discuss transitions to civilian rule in Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso.
President Macron continues his visit to three African countries to improve relations with former colonies.
The tour is part of France renewing its relationship with the African continent, a French official said.
The displacement is due to a Senegalese military operation against rebels in Casamance fighting for independence.
Disagreements centre around the immunity of opposition legislator Domingos Pereira who lost to the president in 2019.
