Facebook pulls down Ethiopian accounts for fake news ahead of vote
Facebook says it has shut down a network of fake news accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users, ahead of... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
WATCH | Fiery Malema says EFF won’t comply with level 3 laws
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Male has launched a scathing attack on government, telling his supporters to defy... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
Ethiopian elections: Key states in regional structure
Ethiopia’s national elections will draw in voters from seven of 10 semi-autonomous regions, highlighting the country’s rich history and... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Ethiopia prepares to vote as famine stalks Tigray
Ethiopia is preparing to hold crucial and twice-delayed elections across the country on June 21, despite growing concern over... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
US-led war games under way in Morocco near disputed W Sahara
US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organised with... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in dates
Key dates in the life of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who is scheduled to return home on... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
DRC court cuts jail term for ex-presidential aide
A former presidential aide in the Democratic Republic of Congo who had been sentenced to 20 years in a... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Zambia’s ex-leader Kaunda, 97, treated for pneumonia
Zambia’s 97-year-old former president Kenneth Kaunda is being treated for pneumonia in hospital and is improving, his aide said... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
Algeria awaits results after voters snub election
Algeria was early on Monday still waiting for the results of a parliamentary election boycotted by the long-running Hirak... Read more
14 Jun, 2021
Medical team ‘doing everything possible’ to ensure Kaunda recovers
Zambia’s founding father and former president Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to hospital, his office said on Monday. In... Read more
14 Jun, 2021
