After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?
Niamey – Speculation that Niger may become the next Sahel nation to suffer a coup has surged since Burkina... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Six feared dead in Mozambique floods
Maputo – Six people were feared dead in Mozambique on Tuesday after they tried to cross rivers swollen by floodwaters... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Tanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s parliament elected a new speaker on Tuesday following the resignation of her predecessor in a... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Investors agree $10 billion for controversial Uganda oil project
Kampala – Chinese and French oil giants sealed a landmark $10-billion deal on Tuesday to develop Uganda’s energy resources... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
African Union girds for fight over Israel’s status
Addis Ababa – The African Union appears set for an internal clash over its relationship with Israel at a... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
West Africa, UN envoys meet ousted Burkina president
Ouagadougou – Envoys from the West African regional bloc Ecowas and the UN on Monday met Burkina Faso’s former president,... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Morocco prosecutors seek double jail time for journalist on appeal
Casablanca – Moroccan prosecutors have requested the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for journalist Soulaimane Raissouni as he... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Libya parliament sets date to replace PM
Benghazi – Libya’s parliament announced on Monday it would meet next week to pick a replacement for interim Prime Minister... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
TotalEnergies seeks to revive Mozambique gas project
Maputo – TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne met on Monday with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi to discuss reopening a natural gas... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Kamou Malo, the coach who has brought hope back to Burkina Faso
Yaoundé – Kamou Malo’s Burkina Faso face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wednesday with a... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
