Sudan says rebels shell town in south, wounding two
Khartoum – Sudan’s army said on Wednesday a rebel group which has refused to sign a key peace deal... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Madagascar fires FM amid Russia UN vote controversy
Antananarivo – Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has fired his foreign minister amid reports that his exit was sparked by the... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Ghana shops, traders shut down to protest inflation
Accra – Traders in Ghana’s capital Accra closed their stores and businesses on Wednesday in a three-day protest over... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
60 years after Cuba crisis, nuclear war suddenly thinkable again
Washington – For 60 years, the Cuban missile crisis has loomed both as a frightening lesson on how close... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
First-ever licencing deal struck for cancer drug
Geneva – Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has signed a licensing agreement increasing access to a vital leukaemia treatment, a UN-backed... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
UK PM on brink as political chaos deepens
London – Embattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday faced more calls from her own party to step... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Algerian journalist released after year in jail: rights group
Algiers – Algeria gave prison time to a journalist charged with “spreading false information” but released him as he... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Defendants in Italian ambassador murder case in DRC request bail
Kinshasa – Five defendants accused of involvement in last year’s murder of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
HRW calls for sanctions on Ethiopia to protect civilians
Addis Ababa – Human Rights Watch called on Wednesday for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against Ethiopia to... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Chad floods leave victims in despair
N’Djamena – One of the poorest and most arid states in the world, the landlocked nation of Chad has been... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
