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Weekly News Brief
Welcome to Alafarika’s weekly news brief, where we comprehensively give an overview of the top news stories shaping the African continent. We delve each week into various significant developments, including political developments, social and security challenges, and economic updates.
Africa This Week (24/05/2025)
Tundu Lissu, the head of Tanzania's opposition Chadema party, has been charged with treason and publishing fake…
Africa This Week (17/05/2025)
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's sentence for abuse of office and unlawful enrichment has…
Africa This Week (10/05/2025)
Tunisian former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for allegedly facilitating the…
Africa This Week (03/05/2025)
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to submit a draft agreement to end the conflict in eastern…
Africa This Week (26/04/2025)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched its 50th anniversary in Accra, Ghana,…
Africa This Week (19/04/2025)
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared the establishment of a "Government of Peace and Unity"…
Africa This Week (12/04/2025)
Gabon is holding a presidential election today, with eight candidates running for the presidency, including interim…
Africa This Week (05/04/2025)
US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on African countries as part of his 'Liberation Day' strategy, which…
Africa This Week (29/03/2025)
South African ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump…
Africa This Week (22/03/2025)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held…