Boko Haram factfile: Islamists who turned to extreme violence
Lagos – Attempts to coax members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram away from jihadism and return to society have been gathering... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Activists go into hiding as South Sudan warns against protests
Juba – A South Sudanese activist said on Monday that he and four others had gone into hiding, abandoning... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Fear, acceptance mix in cradle of Tunisian revolution
Sidi Bouzid – Many people in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that launched the Arab Spring, see... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Nigeria’s Buhari urges unity after violence in flashpoint city killed dozens
Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for communities to unite to ease tensions after violence in a... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Zimbabwean MP held for ‘calling First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa a prostitute’
Cape Town – Zimbabwean former local government minister and Zanu-PF legislator Christopher Chingosho was reportedly arrested over the weekend... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests
Juba – Security forces patrolled South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday and many shops were shut as the authorities warned... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
South Sudan VP Riek Machar says no deal agreed on uniting troops
Juba – South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar on Sunday rejected claims by a cabinet minister that he and former... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Nigeria’s troubled exit path for repentant Boko Haram fighters
Maiduguri – Gaunt men sit in the shade sewing hats while women in headscarves cook leaves, watching children play... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Zambia new president Hakainde Hichilema sacks military, police chiefs
Lusaka – Zambia’s newly-elected president Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday appointed new military chiefs and replaced all police commissioners after... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Tigray rebels accuse AU of bias as mediation efforts grow
Addis Ababa – Rebel forces from Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray on Sunday accused the African Union (AU) of bias,... Read more
29 Aug, 2021
