NGOs demand Senegal’s president renounce a third term
Dakar – A number of Senegalese associations on Thursday urged President Macky Sall to dispel doubts and publicly declare... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Museveni’s son boasts he’ll be Ugandan president
Kampala – The controversial son of Uganda’s veteran leader Yoweri Museveni for the first time on Thursday publicly declared... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
War in Ukraine strains ties between Africa and West
Dakar – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dug a rift between African countries and supporters in the West who... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Thursday as thousands of protesters marched against last year’s coup, which... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Tanzania starts rationing water due to drought
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian authorities on Thursday began rationing water in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam following... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Algeria signs $600 million gas deals with Italian firms
Algiers – Algeria’s national petrochemicals firm Sonatrach said on Thursday it had signed deals worth around $600 million with... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Study shows air pollution is the ‘silent killer’ in African cities
Johannesburg – Pollution in Africa’s fast-expanding cities is deadlier than thought, yet green solutions could save tens of thousands... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
What to know about Ethiopia peace talks
Nairobi – Warring sides in Ethiopia’s devastating two-year conflict are sitting down at the negotiating table Africa this week... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Watchdog says Ramaphosa farm scandal probe could take two years
Johannesburg – Investigations by South Africa’s ombudswoman into a scandal involving a 2020 burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Rights group says hundreds massacred in Mali by Islamic State jihadists
Niamey – Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
