Politics

Squatters fill Gaddafi compound as Libya housing crisis bites

Before Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster, Libyans steered well clear of the Bab al-Aziziya compound from where the dictator ruled, but... Read more

20 Jun, 2021

$Friends, foes and fractures: Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa$

Ethiopia has projected power in the Horn of Africa for centuries, remaining fiercely independent as the rest of the... Read more

20 Jun, 2021

France on Friday accused Russia of proceeding with a “seizure of power” in the Central African Republic, acknowledging that... Read more

19 Jun, 2021

South Africa could end up like Zimbabwe if the land issue remains unresolved, the chairperson of the ad hoc... Read more

19 Jun, 2021

Prosecutors in Rwanda on Thursday sought a life sentence for “Hotel Rwanda” hero and government critic Paul Rusesabagina, who... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

Mali’s new government has less than nine months to steer one of the world’s most troubled countries back to... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office vowing sweeping reforms that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize, before becoming... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

Africa heads of state have paid tribute to the late former Zambian president and one of the last of... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

Malawi’s once-ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called for the nullification of last year’s election saying it was presided... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97. Kaunda was the first democratically elected president of Zambia after... Read more

17 Jun, 2021