Abbas, Abdullah, Sisi meet in Cairo
Cairo – Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas met in Cairo on Thursday with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Uganda arrests top academic for ‘espionage’
Kampala – Ugandan security forces on Thursday arrested one of the country’s top academics on suspicion of espionage, the military... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Nigerian security forces rescue 5 out of 73 kidnapped students
Kano – Nigerian security forces on Thursday rescued five girls out of 73 students kidnapped the previous day from a... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Tigray crisis ‘set to worsen dramatically’, UN warns
Addis Ababa – The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray is set to “worsen dramatically” and to deadly effect, the... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Two NGO staff arrested, activist says, as South Sudan crackdown deepens
Juba – Two employees of a South Sudan pro-democracy group were arrested on Wednesday, the non-profit’s chief said, warning of... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Amnesty demands Tunisia probe ‘refugee’s forced Algeria return’
Tunis – Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Tunisia to investigate the “extremely serious” return to Algeria... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Tanzania court dismisses objections to opposition leader Freeman Mbowe’s trial
Dar es Salaam – The terrorism case against the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, can go ahead... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
As deadlines loom, doubts over Mali’s shift to civilian rule
Bamako – The colonels who rule Mali have repeatedly said they will restore civilian rule in early 2022, but with... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma refuses to undergo state medical exam… asks why his ill-health is being doubted
Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma has reportedly refused to undergo a medical examination by doctors... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ex-presidential candidate Nabil Karoui
Tunis – Tunisia issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui and his brother, authorities said,... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
