On March 24, Senegal held presidential elections. Out of 19 candidates, the victory was won by a young “left-wing Pan-Africanist” from the largest opposition party, Bassiro Diomaye Faye, who was released from prison only ten days earlier. Previously, in competition with experienced politicians such as 62-year-old Amadou Ba from the ruling party, the young left-wing populist could only count on ...
The BRICS alliance is going to enlarge in 2024. With a population of more than 120 million the second most populated country in Africa, Ethiopia will be one of the new members. What are the country’s reasons for and expectations from a membership? We asked these questions to Awad Absulsebur, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian news agency, the country’s official ...