New ICC prosecutor vows to ‘revive’ troubled tribunal
Britain’s Karim Khan was sworn in on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in dates
Key dates in the life of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who is scheduled to return home on... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
DRC court cuts jail term for ex-presidential aide
A former presidential aide in the Democratic Republic of Congo who had been sentenced to 20 years in a... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
High Nigeria food costs push 7 million into poverty: World Bank
High inflation driven by soaring food prices has pushed seven million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said. In... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Frontier closures hit Togo’s economy hard
When the global pandemic forced Togo’s government to close its land borders, taxi driver Kossigan lost his lucrative business... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Covid, conflict and debt hinder Ethiopia’s economic reforms
Shortly after taking office, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised a spectacular overhaul of Ethiopia’s tightly-controlled economy: reforms to spur... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Zambia’s ex-leader Kaunda, 97, treated for pneumonia
Zambia’s 97-year-old former president Kenneth Kaunda is being treated for pneumonia in hospital and is improving, his aide said... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
Algeria cancels France 24’s operating licence
Algeria cancelled the accreditation of France 24, the communications ministry said on Sunday, a day after parliamentary elections in... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
G7 vows action on Covid vaccines, climate change
G7 leaders on Sunday vowed to start delivering one billion doses of Covid vaccines and to step up action... Read more
14 Jun, 2021
Algeria awaits results after voters snub election
Algeria was early on Monday still waiting for the results of a parliamentary election boycotted by the long-running Hirak... Read more
14 Jun, 2021
