Senegal votes for mayors in litmus test for president
Dakar – Voters in Senegal went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and local representatives in a vote... Read more
23 Jan, 2022
Protesters torch Burkina Faso’s ruling party HQ
Ouagadougou – Protesters siding with soliders who staged mutinies at several barracks in Burkina Faso on Sunday set fire to... Read more
23 Jan, 2022
Thousands protest in Sudan against coup killings
Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the capital to protest against the killings of... Read more
21 Jan, 2022
Tunisia president says freedoms ‘guaranteed’
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied assured on Thursday that the country’s freedoms are “guaranteed” after rights groups warned of... Read more
21 Jan, 2022
Central African Republic sets date for first local elections since 1988
Bangui – The Central African Republic is to hold its first local elections in more than three decades, the strife-torn... Read more
21 Jan, 2022
Senegal local elections key test for President Macky Sall
Dakar – Senegal will vote for mayors and local representatives on Sunday in the first election since last year’s... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Senior US diplomats in Sudan for talks on coup crisis
Khartoum – Senior US diplomats met with pro-democracy activists on Wednesday in Sudan as part of talks to discuss... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Tunisia says 50 000 joined consult ahead of new constitution
Tunis – More than 50 000 people have participated in Tunisia’s national consultation that will feed into the drafting of... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Sierra Leone marks 20 years since civil war
Lungi – Dozens of Sierra Leoneans held a ceremony near the capital Freetown on Tuesday to mark the 20-year... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
EFF MP sparks backlash after calling Cyril Ramaphosa ‘a weak little boy’
Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of parliament (MP) Naledi Chirwa got tongues wagging on Monday when... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
