Politics Jemma Nunu Kumba: South Sudan’s first female parliament speaker Juba – Jemma Nunu Kumba will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the world’s... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics Rwanda genocide convict transferred to Senegal Nairobi – A former Rwandan minister convicted over his role in the country’s genocide was transferred to Senegal this week... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Home Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Record numbers of people in Burkina Faso have become internally displaced or fled abroad as a result... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics Equatorial Guinea blasts ‘illegal’ UK sanctions against president’s son Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Saturday slammed as “unilateral and illegal” British sanctions against the son of the country’s veteran... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
News South Africa trims death toll from unrest to 330 Johannesburg – Violence that shook South Africa this month left 330 people dead, the government announced on Friday, a... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics Ethiopia’s Afar region urges civilians to fight Tigray rebels Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Afar region has called on civilians to take up arms against rebels from neighbouring Tigray,... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics Benin’s opposition goes into hiding Lagos – Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have... Read more 23 Jul, 2021
Politics Nigeria receives six warplanes from US to fight insurgency Lagos – Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting... Read more 23 Jul, 2021
Politics At least 16 civilians killed in suspected Islamist militia attack in DRC Beni – Suspected members of an Islamist militia killed 16 people as they were returning from a weekly market... Read more 23 Jul, 2021
Politics ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to learn ‘terror’ trial verdict in August Kigali – A Kigali court said on Thursday it will issue its verdict next month against detained “Hotel Rwanda”... Read more 23 Jul, 2021