FAYE SWORN IN AS SENEGAL PRESIDENT, CITES ‘PROFOUND DESIRE FOR CHANGE’
DAKAR, (REUTERS) - Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth and youngest...
MALI POLITICAL PARTIES REQUEST ELECTIONS AFTER JUNTA SHUNS TRANSITION PROMISE
BAMAKO, (REUTERS) - Political parties in Mali have requested a time frame for presidential elections after the ruling junta failed to organise polls within...
EGYPT POPULATION GROWTH CONTINUES SLOWING TO 1.4%, GOVERNMENT SAYS
CAIRO, (REUTERS) - Population growth in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, slowed to 1.4% in 2023, its lowest rate in decades, the...
NIGERIA UNVEILS REVAMPED ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AMID RISING HARDSHIP
ABUJA, (REUTERS) - President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced an overhaul of Nigeria's economic governance intended to ease financial hardship and boost productivity, establishing...
FROM PRISON TO PALACE: FAYE’S ROAD TO SENEGAL’S PRESIDENCY
DAKAR, (REUTERS) - Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison...
