Burkina Faso urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Spain’s Sanchez in Morocco to mend fences after crisis
Rabat – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in Rabat on Thursday to reset a “strategic partnership” despite criticism from... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Pope’s push for peace in South Sudan faces tough hurdles
Juba – Pope Francis is making a long-awaited “peace pilgrimage” to conflict-torn South Sudan, but whether his plea for... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
‘At first it was a joke’ – After 102 children, Ugandan villager says enough is enough
Butaleja – Musa Hasahya Kasera has so many children he can’t remember most of their names. The Ugandan villager... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Kenya arrests teachers for forcing pupils to simulate sex
Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Thursday that they had arrested six teachers over a viral video of primary... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Nigeria election office attacked in southeast weeks before vote
Lagos – Gunmen wielding explosives bombed a local election office and a police station in southeast Nigeria, killing a... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
US urges Tunisia democratic efforts after paltry voter turnout
Washington – The United States called on Wednesday on Tunisia to show greater democratic inclusion after just 11.4% of... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Five things to know about South Sudan
Juba – Pope Francis heads to South Sudan on Friday on the first papal visit to the troubled country... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Cairo hospital fire kills three
Cairo – A fire that broke out on Wednesday in a hospital in north Cairo killed three people and... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Two killed in new jihadist attack in Mali
Bamako – A policeman and a civilian were killed and seven were wounded in an attack in jihadist-torn eastern... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
