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A three-member panel set up to inquire if South African President Cyril Ramaphosa should be impeached after millions of dollars in cash were discovered at his private farm submitted its recommendations to the parliament on Wednesday. In June, it emerged that an estimated $4 million was robbed at the farm back in 2020, raising questions about how the billionaire president acquired the cash and whether he declared it. The panel, formed in September, sought to find any preliminary evidence of wrongdoing by the president. While Ramaphosa has confirmed that a robbery occurred, he said the cash was from proceeds from…

The electoral authorities in the DRC have announced on Saturday that the next presidential election will take place on December 20th next year. Current president, Felix Tshisekedi, who succeeded Joseph Kabila in January 2019 in a controversial election, has already expressed his intention to run again. Tshisekedi may be running against Martin Fayulu, who continues to claim that he won the 2018 election and was denied victory. Former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo (2012-2016) has also announced his intention to run. According to the electoral authorities, insecurity remains the main challenge. Violence is still present, particularly in the east, where…

Australia only needed to avoid defeat to stay in the World Cup but the Socceroos did more than that on Saturday in a 1-0 win over Tunisia. Mitchell Duke gave Australia the lead midway through the first half with a header and Australia went on to register its first win at football’s biggest event since a victory over Serbia back in 2010. The result means Australia still has a chance to qualify for the round of 16, despite losing 4-1 to defending champion France in their opening match. In the final round of group games on Wednesday, Tunisia plays France…

The right-hand man of former Ivorian president, Laurent Gbagbo, returned home on Saturday after more than eight years abroad. Charles Blé Goudé was met at the airport by former First Lady, Simone Gbagbo, accompanied by around a dozen people. His arrival on a flight from Ghana’s capital, Accra, was preceded by a heavy police presence. Charles Blé Goudé was acquitted in March last year of crimes against Humanity by the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. Blé Goudé was arrested in Ghana in 2013 following the post-electoral crisis that engulfed the west African country in 2010. Former president Laurent…

Calm has returned to São Tomé e Príncipe after Thursday’s attempted coup. At least four people lost their lives and many were arrested. Speaking on Friday, prime-minister Patrice Trovoada sought to reassure the population. “I want to reassure the population that the situation is under control and I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the armed forces who managed to put an end to this operation carried out by civilians who are mercenaries. As I speak, everything indicates that they were under the command of certain personalities”, said the PM. Amongst those arrested was Delfim Neves, the former president…

It is four-in-a-row for Angola. The Palancas Negras has won the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations women’s handball tournament. As in 2021, they beat Cameroon in the final on Saturday 19 November at Dakar Arena, in Senegal. Their victory of 29-19 confirms their undisputed continental dominance. But they are far from satisfied. Team coach, Catito Nelson, said: “It’s the fruit of a lot of hard work. Angola has taken the lead over other African teams. “We must continue to work hard to improve our handball and keep this dominance so that this group of athletes continues to play at the highest level…

A global team of humanitarian activists is working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Mercy Corps has a mission to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people rebuild secure and productive and just communities. The group is part of the “Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity” of the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative and recently held a field trip on food security and agribusiness in a complex market system in North East Nigeria. Margrata Aswani is the Chief of the Party of…

Voting began on Sunday for elections in Equatorial Guinea with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president for 43-year, guaranteed to return to the top job. The polling station in the Nuestra Señora de Bisila school in the Semu suburb opened to let in dozens of voters who had been waiting since early morning. At 80 years-old Obiang holds the world record for the longest tenure of a head of state outside the monarchy. He has always been elected with more than 93 percent of the vote and his all-powerful Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) holds 99 of the 100 seats…

The United Nations COP27 climate summit has approved the creation of a special fund to cover the damages suffered by vulnerable nations affected by global warming. The two-week talks have switched from fears the whole process could collapse, to hopes of a major breakthrough on a fund for climate “loss and damage”. Delegates applauded after the fund was adopted early on Sunday 20 November following days of marathon negotiations over the proposal. Senior Coordinator of the African Group on Loss and Damage, Alpha Kaloga, said it was an important step. “Today is a symbolic day, it is a symbolic day…

Angolan major Pedro Lussati was sentenced today to 14 years in prison and a further 100 days after he was found guilty of embezzlement, fraud in transporting currency abroad and money laundering. According to the judge, it was proven in the trial that Pedro Lussati committed the crimes of embezzlement, by adulterating and inflating salary sheets of the Security House of the President of the Republic of Angola, in the period between 2008 and 2018. The well-known “Lussati case” involves 49 defendants, including high-ranking military and civilian officials, allegedly involved in the embezzlement of millions of dollars through a fraudulent…