Sudan timeline: from post-revolution coup to democracy deal
Paris – Sudan’s military and civilian leaders on Monday signed a deal aimed at ending a crisis sparked by... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Egypt releases researcher jailed since 2015
Cairo – Egypt released on Monday jailed security expert Ismail Alexandrani after his 10-year sentence was commuted in October,... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
‘Around 300’ dead in east DRC massacre
Kinshasa – Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Rebel attack in CAR leaves seven civilians dead
Bangui – Fighting between the army and rebels over a town in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Police search for Senegal MPs after parliament brawl
Dakar – Senegalese authorities were searching for two opposition lawmakers on Monday after they attacked a woman MP during... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
South African GDP rebounds to scale new peak
Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy rebounded beyond pre-Covid levels in the third quarter of 2022 to reach its highest-ever... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
The end is nigh? Climate, nuclear crises spark fears of worst
Washington – For thousands of years, predictions of apocalypse have borne little fruit. But with dangers rising from nuclear... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Tunisia film portrays ‘modern and connected’ rural youth
Tunis – The Tunisian director of “Under the Fig Trees”, which portrays young harvest workers, said she hoped the... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation
Brussels – The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
