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Major shipping companies redirect traffic away from Red Sea22/12/2023Health alerts Multiple major shipping companies (MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd), as well as oil company BP, have redirected ships away from the Red Sea due to the threat posed by Houthi rebels from Yemen, who have both seized vessels and shot ballisti... Keep reading |
Egypt: Repressions intensify in lead up to elections01/12/2023Health alerts The Egyptian authorities are intensifying their repressions ahead of the Presidential elections set to occur in 2 weeks, on 10-12 December, as the economic and financial situation in the country remains very complicated. Not only dissen... Keep reading |
Nigeria: Kidnapping and violence are rising29/09/2023Health alerts Gunmen in Nigeria killed eight people on Sunday, 24 September, and abducted at least 60 others in two communities of northwest Zamfara state. This comes only two days after armed men kidnapped 24 women and 11 staff from a university in ... Keep reading |
Chad: serious military altercation increases political instability13/09/2023News Various social media reports have described a protest taking place near a French military base in the northern city of Faya-Largeau (Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region), Chad. Reports indicate that an altercation at a military hospital led t... Keep reading |
Gabon: eighth coup in West and Central Africa since 202001/09/2023Health alerts On the morning of 30 August 2023, a group of 12 military officers announced on TV that they had seized power in Gabon, claiming that the elections held over the weekend were rigged. The officers cancelled the election results, closed th... Keep reading |
Niger: Tension is growing04/08/2023Health alerts In update to our article dated July 28th; On Tuesday, 1 August, more than 250 Europeans were airlifted from Niger by a French plane amid uncertainty over a regional conflict. Paris announced its intention to send a second plane, and Rome t... Keep reading |
Niger: Ongoing coup raises security concerns28/07/2023Health alerts On Wednesday, 27 June, members of the Presidential Guard (PG) detained Niger’s pro-France President Mohamed Bazoum at his official residence. The first statement issued by the President Office following these events was that the army ... Keep reading |
Cameroon: ongoing civil war threatens business activities26/07/2023News Cameroon's ongoing civil war, which started in 2017 over socio-cultural disputes, has been thus far confined to the country’s western regions, however, it has the potential to escalate. An escalation would alter the operating dynamics and ... Keep reading |
Protests across Kenya likely to continue14/07/2023Health alerts In Kenya, on Friday, 7 July, supporters of the opposition protested in multiple cities, including in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Kisii, to denounce the high cost of living and tax increases. The protesters lit bonfires and barricaded s... Keep reading |
Senegal: Authorities use force to suppress intense protests12/07/2023News Over the past two weeks, Senegal has witnessed a series of intense protests that lead to significant loss of life, injuries and arrests. At least 16 people have been killed, with 350 individuals injured and more than 500 arrested. Man... Keep reading |
News from Central Africa: Uganda, Congo, Senegal and Mali23/06/2023Health alerts Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: terrorist attack underlines insecurity On Friday, 16 June, terrorists attacked a private boarding school compound in Uganda’s southwest, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, l... Keep reading |
The first vaccination campaign against malaria29/05/2022News Malawi is the first country to launch a malaria vaccination campaign, with a pilot project that will also cover other countries such as Kenya and Ghana. The vaccine, called RTS,S, will be available to children from the age of two. The... Keep reading |