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[ad_1] Niger’s military rulers have reportedly released ousted President Mohamed Bazoum’s wife and son from house arrest. Bazoum’s wife was released on Tuesday, a day after his son Mohamed Bazoum Salem was also granted release by the military tribunal, privately-owned L’Evenement news journal reported. They all gained their release from house arrest in the capital Niamey. Salem left for Togo accompanied by Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey but the whereabouts of […]

[ad_1] Incumbent president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi has had his electoral victory last month confirmed by the country’s constitutional court. That paves way for his swearing in on January 20, to serve a second term in office. The court rejected two challenges to the results and said Tshisekedi had indeed received 73% of the vote. Independent election observers reported widespread irregularities during the December 20 vote […]

[ad_1] Senegal are the most likely winners according to the model, with a 12.8% chance, just ahead of hosts Ivory Coast (12.1%), who are attempting to win the trophy for a third time, after 1992 and 2015. The last host nation to lift the trophy were Egypt in 2006 - with just two-third place finishes (Ghana in 2008 and Cameroon in 2021) the best result among the past nine countries […]