Murderous Libyan gangster ‘shot dead’
Benghazi – A Libyan militia gang leader accused of major human rights violations has been shot dead at a farm... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Survivors welcome extradition of Rwandan genocide suspect
Kigali – Rwanda’s main genocide survivor group on Tuesday welcomed the extradition of a top fugitive to stand trial over... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party Freeman Mbowe charged with terrorism
Dar es Salaam – A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, with... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Oil firm says received request to fund coup in Madagascar
Antananarivo – Oil firm Benchmark Group said on Monday it had been approached for funds to topple Madagascar’s President Andry... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Equatorial Guinea closes UK embassy over sanctions against president’s son
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea closed its embassy in London on Monday, four days after Britain imposed sanctions against the... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Tunisia president sacks defence minister amid political turmoil
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister on Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Former Ivory Coast foes Ouattara, Gbagbo set for long-awaited meeting
Abidjan – In a key moment in Ivory Coast’s turbulent politics, President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday will meet his... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Somalia delays election
Mogadishu – Somalia has delayed elections that were due to start on Sunday after months of political crisis in... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
Tunisia’s largest party protests outside army-blocked parliament
Tunis – The head of Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, the largest party in parliament, led a sit-in protest on Monday in... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
Tight security as Nigeria separatist Nnamdi Kanu’s trial resumes
Abuja – Heavy security was deployed outside Nigeria’s federal high court on Monday as the trial of a leading separatist... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
