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Hundreds of workers, union members and opposition supporters marched in Senegal’s capital Dakar on April 8 to protest what they say are broken government promises and a worsening cost-of-living, as the country is plagued by a severe debt crisis.  The protest was organized by the country’s main labor unions and the Front for the Defense of Democracy and the Republic, …

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Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe would welcome an investigation into corruption at the organization, saying they have nothing to hide following a meeting with Senegalese officials in ​Dakar on Wednesday.  Senegal’s government last month demanded an investigation into corruption after the ‌country was stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title by the …

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Cameroon’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president, a measure the government says ​will ensure continuity but which the opposition say will consolidate executive power.  In a ‌joint session of the ruling party-dominated National Assembly and Senate, lawmakers voted 200 to 18 in favor, with four abstentions, to pass the bill.  The bill stipulates …

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Burkina Faso’s military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that “people need ​to forget about democracy” and that “democracy kills”, the latest sign ‌he aims to rule for the long term.  Captain Ibrahim Traore’s military government had originally committed to organizing an election in 2024. But a year after ​the coup, he …

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A former high-profile Belgian diplomat has appealed against a court decision ordering him to stand ​trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first ‌prime minister, in 1961, the ex-diplomat’s lawyer told Reuters on Friday.  A Belgian court ordered 93-year-old Etienne Davignon, a former vice-president of the European ​Commission, on March 17 to face prosecution over his ​alleged …

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