Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso junta chief declared president

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional... Read more

11 Feb, 2022

Countries

Libya confirms drive-by shooting on PM’s convoy

Tripoli – Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy was targeted in a drive-by shooting in the capital Tripoli, with... Read more

11 Feb, 2022

Central African Republic

Central African Republic appoints new PM to head same cabinet

Bangui – The Central African Republic’s economy minister Felix Moloua became premier on Wednesday after the president fired the post’s... Read more

10 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tunisian judges strike after president scraps watchdog

Tunis – Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would... Read more

10 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina army chief vows ‘new impetus’ in jihadist fight

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Countries

Libya PM rejects attempted ouster by parliament

Tripoli – Libya’s interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah on Tuesday defied attempts by parliament to replace him, setting up a... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tunisia must restore judicial watchdog, say UN, Western envoys

Tunis – Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder

Ouagadougou – Military prosecutors in Burkina Faso on Tuesday requested 30 years in jail for former president Blaise Compaore over... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

Countries

WATCH | ‘No excuses, no long stories… We get the job done,’ says Jacob Zuma’s son as he cleans up the streets of Newlands in Durban

Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane Zuma has been hard at work, cleaning up the streets... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tunisia police blockade dissolved judicial watchdog

Tunis – Tunisian police on Monday blocked access to the country’s top judicial watchdog in a move its chief... Read more

8 Feb, 2022