politics

Algeria places Tunisia’s Nabil Karoui in pre-trial detention

Algiers – The runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election, Nabil Karoui, has been placed in pre-trial detention in neighbouring Algeria,... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

News

Guinea in turmoil after putschists claim coup

Conakry – Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

UPDATE | Whereabouts of Alpha Conde not yet clear after ‘apparent coup attempt’ in Guinea

Conakry – Heavy gunfire rang out in the centre of the Guinean capital Conkary on Sunday morning and troops... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

Tanzania police arrest several opposition party members in new crackdown

Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian police arrested several members of the country’s main opposition Chadema party on Saturday, the latest... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

Civil society in Morocco, Algeria urge ‘reason’ after ties cut

Rabat – More than 200 Moroccan and Algerian civil society figures on Saturday appealed for a “return to reason” following... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Politics

Libyan army units use artillery in Tripoli clash

Tripoli – Two Libyan army units used heavy artillery in an exchange of fire overnight centering on a barracks... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Politics

Kenya to appeal to Supreme Court over constitutional reforms

Nairobi – The Kenyan government said on Friday it will go to the country’s top court to challenge a ruling... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Politics

Burundi leader condemned for tirades against journalist

Nairobi – Media rights group Reporters Without Borders condemned Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday for virulent public tirades against... Read more

3 Sep, 2021

News