https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/02/multimedia/02tunisia-4-fclw/02tunisia-4-fclw-moth.jpgAs African migrants are swept up in a widening crackdown, critics say President Kais Saied is openly mining a deep vein of discrimination and prejudice against dark-skinned people in Tunisia.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/01/multimedia/01france-africa-11-qplt/01france-africa-11-qplt-moth.jpgPresident Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a four-country visit as he slashes the French military presence and says colonial-era habits and attitudes must die.
US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, … its annual counter-terrorism training program for African forces in Ghana on …
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/af163a3ee9b376deab01d1bdf8fae4bff5b23677/0_116_6907_4144/master/6907.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fef3eedd651d370c7a935687b522dd04FBI chief’s endorsement of Covid lab leak theory highlights the tussle between hawks and doves within the administration The FBI chief, Chris Wray, has endorsed the theory that the Covid pandemic was the result of a laboratory leak in China, further sharpening an increasingly combative bilateral relationship. In making his intervention, Wray, who was appointed…
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For Tinubu, it’s the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But the elections have been criticized over logistical failings and violence that suppressed the vote. (Image credit: Michele Spatari/AFP via Getty Images)
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This story, plus Vice names Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala as co-CEOs, a look at CNN’s new plan for its 9 PM primetime slot and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Feb 27, 2023Murdoch acknowledges Fox News hosts endorsed election fraud falsehoods Jeremy W. Peters, Katie Robertson / The New York Times Feb […] The…
DetailsAlthough cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, “now is not the time for despair”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African ministers and policy makers meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Tuesday.
Editor’s Notes: Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, February 25 to elect the country’s next president. The top three contenders in the election are Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party, former vice-president Atiku Abubakar who is representing the People’s Democratic Party(PDP), and Bola Tinubu, representing the All Progressive Congress(APC) party. Current President, Muhammadu Buhari…
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/02/22/multimedia/22nigeria-election-cash-add1-bvcg/22nigeria-election-cash-add1-bvcg-moth.jpgNigeria’s government changed the currency design before the presidential election, causing shortages and wreaking social havoc.
Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday’s deadline to end campaigns approaches.