UN to hold Sudan talks to end crisis after coup
Khartoum – The United Nations said on Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Tigray rebels claim dozens killed in drone strike on IDP camp
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels claimed on Saturday that dozens of people had been killed in a drone strike on... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Tanzania president reshuffles cabinet amid party infighting
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan reshuffled her cabinet Saturday as she battled to put a lid... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
ANC marks 110 years in low-key fashion as SA reels from devastating fire in parliament
Polokwane – South Africa’s ruling ANC marked its 110th anniversary on Saturday in low-key fashion as the country reels... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Attempts to erode South Africa’s stability ‘will fail’, says Cyril Ramaphosa
Polokwane – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said any attempts to undermine South Africa’s democracy would fail, a week after... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Uganda challenges order to free acclaimed author
Kampala – The Ugandan government is challenging a court order for the release from custody of acclaimed Ugandan author... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Mauritania to release graft-accused ex-president, says ministry
Nouakchott – Mauritania’s judiciary said on Friday it would release corruption-accused former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on health grounds... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Ethiopia announces amnesty for prominent opposition figures
Nairobi – The Ethiopian government announced on Friday it was pardoning a number of high-profile political prisoners, including members... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Power cut spoils ANC’s birthday bash
Johannesburg – A speech by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Friday cut short when the governing ANC annual... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Hunger-striking Tunisian politician ‘stable’, says doctor
Tunis – A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is “stable” in... Read more
7 Jan, 2022
