Politics

Civil society in Morocco, Algeria urge ‘reason’ after ties cut

Rabat – More than 200 Moroccan and Algerian civil society figures on Saturday appealed for a “return to reason” following... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Ethiopia says more aid trucks enter war-hit Tigray

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Saturday that more than 150 aid trucks had entered war-torn Tigray over the past... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Libyan army units use artillery in Tripoli clash

Tripoli – Two Libyan army units used heavy artillery in an exchange of fire overnight centering on a barracks... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Uganda releases prominent academic accused of ‘espionage’

Kampala – A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Mali commander freed after being held over police violence

Bamako – A special forces commander in Mali was freed on Friday after angry police officers marched to the... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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South Sudan facing ‘new wave of repression’, Amnesty warns

Nairobi – South Sudan is witnessing a “new wave of repression”, global rights group Amnesty International warned on Friday,... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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AU urges Ethiopia to step up efforts to ensure humanitarian access to Tigray

Nairobi – The African Union on Friday urged Ethiopia’s government to step up efforts to ensure humanitarian access to... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Stop ‘arbitrary’ policies, anti-torture group tells Tunisia’s Kais Saied

Tunis – The World Organisation Against Torture on Friday urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied – who suspended the country’s parliamentary... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Kenya to appeal to Supreme Court over constitutional reforms

Nairobi – The Kenyan government said on Friday it will go to the country’s top court to challenge a ruling... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

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Burundi leader condemned for tirades against journalist

Nairobi – Media rights group Reporters Without Borders condemned Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday for virulent public tirades against... Read more

3 Sep, 2021