Sudan braces for new protests three years after revolution
Khartoum – Opposition activists in Sudan were set for new protests on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia claims retaking towns from Tigray rebels
Nairobi – Ethiopian forces have recaptured several towns from Tigrayan rebels including Kobo and Woldiya in the north, the government... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
Conflict-hit Mali agrees to 1 000 extra UN peacekeepers
Bamako – Mali has agreed to accept 1 000 UN peacekeepers from nearby Chad, following France’s move to reduce troops... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
‘I’m surprised, displeased,’ says Guinea PM as he offers rare rebuke to junta over airport renaming
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional prime minister has said he is “displeased and overwhelmed” at a decision to rename the... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
Five convicted in Madagascar coup plot
Antananarivo – A Madagascar court convicted five people, including two Frenchmen, to up to 20 years in prison for plotting... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Arresting Jacob Zuma ‘is nothing but political revenge’, says EFF
Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has described the decision by the Pretoria High Court to send... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Hundreds protests in Tunisia on anniversary of revolution
Tunis – Hundreds rallied for and against Tunisian President Kais Saied in central Tunis on Friday, on the eleventh... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Part of Sudan 2020 peace deal suspended after eastern protests
Khartoum – Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Thursday suspended a section of a 2020 peace deal with rebel groups dealing... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
‘Just leave Jacob Zuma to enjoy Christmas with his children,’ says UDM leader Bantu Holomisa
Cape Town – United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader General Bantu Holomisa has reportedly said that President Cyril Ramaphosa and... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Benin’s star slips as beacon of democracy after opposition leaders jailed
Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
