Morocco to close its Algiers embassy after ties cut
Rabat – Morocco is to close its embassy in Algiers on Friday, an official source said, after Algeria severed ties... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
At least 3 police officers, security guard killed by lone gunman in Tanzania shooting
Dar es Salaam – Three police officers and a private security guard were killed by a lone gunman in... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
UN to withdraw Ethiopian peacekeepers on Sudan’s request: Khartoum
Khartoum – The United Nations has agreed to a request from Khartoum to withdraw the Ethiopian contingent of a... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
At least 16 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger jihadist-plagued southeast
Niamey – An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger’s jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
Shell-shocked survivors describe brutal Tigray rebel advance
Dessie – After seizing the farming village in northern Ethiopia, the rebels roamed the streets searching for young, able-bodied... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
‘Bring it on, I’m not scared of rubbish,’ Julius Malema tells South African army
Cape Town – Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has lashed out at the South African National... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Afghan refugees arrive in Uganda, foreign ministry says
Kampala – A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early on Wednesday... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Kenya faces year of uncertainty before key elections
Nairobi – With major constitutional changes suspended for now, and swirling new alliances taking shape, Kenya’s political scene is shrouded... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Niger to lift ban on riding motorbikes in jihadist-hit west
Niamey – Niger will lift a ban on riding motorcycles in the vast western Tillaberi region that was imposed last... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe says ‘tortured’ in custody
Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, who is on trial on terrorism charges,... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
