https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATnlsGIiBZU/katarina-hoije RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 17:23:03 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-03/senegal-s-faye-says-party-at-risk-as-tensions-simmer-with-sonko https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-03/senegal-s-faye-says-party-at-risk-as-tensions-simmer-with-sonko Sun, 03 May 2026 09:55:11 GMT Senegalbpol President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/senegal-moves-to-ease-voting-rules-that-barred-sonko-from-race https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/senegal-moves-to-ease-voting-rules-that-barred-sonko-from-race Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:56:00 GMT Ousmane Sonko. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/france-urges-citizens-to-leave-mali-as-rebels-vow-to-oust-junta https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/france-urges-citizens-to-leave-mali-as-rebels-vow-to-oust-junta Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:49:22 GMT A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako on April 26, 2026. April 25, 2026's shock attacks, synchronised by Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition and the jihadist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), targeted several areas in the vast arid country. Fighting resumed on April 26 in several areas, including Kita near Bamako, Kidal, Gao and Severe. Tuareg rebels meanwhile announced an agreement allowing Russian forces backing Mali's army to withdraw from the northern city of Kidal, which they claimed was "totally" under their control. 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(Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/benin-opposition-leader-concedes-defeat-to-ex-deloitte-executive https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/benin-opposition-leader-concedes-defeat-to-ex-deloitte-executive Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:27:25 GMT Romuald Wadagni. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/benin-begins-vote-count-with-ex-deloitte-executive-poised-to-win https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/benin-begins-vote-count-with-ex-deloitte-executive-poised-to-win Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:53:03 GMT Romuald Wadagni. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/ex-deloitte-executive-set-to-win-as-benin-votes-for-new-leader https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-12/ex-deloitte-executive-set-to-win-as-benin-votes-for-new-leader Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT Romuald Wadagni. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-fans-steep-fuel-hikes-in-africa-presidential-pay-cut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-fans-steep-fuel-hikes-in-africa-presidential-pay-cut Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:42 GMT Motorists queue for fuel at a gas station in Pretoria, South Africa, on March 31. 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