Countries

Thousands of Sudanese defy tear gas to march against coup

Khartoum – Sudan’s security forces fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters demanding justice for 79 people killed following... Read more

4 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Coup-hit Burkina skirts sanctions at West African summit

Accra – West African leaders on Thursday decided against toughening sanctions against Burkina Faso after it became the region’s latest... Read more

4 Feb, 2022

Countries

South African ex-top judge Mogoeng Mogoeng apologises for pro-Israeli remarks

Johannesburg – South Africa’s former chief justice on Thursday apologised for comments he made in 2020 pledging support for... Read more

4 Feb, 2022

Countries

Leaked audio: ‘You can’t suspend Mervyn Dirks… he’s doing the right thing,’ Magashule tells ANC

Cape Town – Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has lashed out at the ruling party over... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia rights body cites police role in killings

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s human rights body on Wednesday implicated security forces in the killings of more than a dozen... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Six troops killed in Guinea-Bissau putsch attempt, says army official

Bissau – Six soldiers were killed during an attempted putsch Guinea-Bissau this week, an army official in the West African... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

West African leaders hold emergency summit after spate of coups

Accra – West African leaders hold a key summit on Thursday as a wave of coups buffet a region struggling... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

Guinea body setting return to civilian rule to meet Saturday

Conakry – An interim legislature tasked with deciding when to restore civilian rule in Guinea following last year’s coup will... Read more

2 Feb, 2022

Countries

Calm in Guinea-Bissau capital after president survives gun attack

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s capital appeared calm on Wednesday after an attempted coup the previous day, AFP journalists said, with soldiers... Read more

2 Feb, 2022