Countries Uganda minister slams EU criticism of oil project Cape Town – Uganda’s energy minister on Tuesday slammed the European Parliament for seeking to delay a massive and... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Burkina Faso Calm returns to Burkina capital after junta chief flees to Togo Ouagadougou – Calm returned to Burkina Faso’s capital on Monday after the country’s military leader fled to neighbouring Togo following... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries At least 14 killed in east DRC rebel attack Beni – Fighters from a notorious rebel group killed at least 14 people, including three government soldiers, in an... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries Guinea opposition spurns talks with junta Conakry – Opposition forces in Guinea on Monday spurned the ruling junta’s offer of dialogue, accusing it of authoritarian... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries Tanzania’s president issues warning to rivals as cabinet shuffled again Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday cautioned critics inside her government against overstepping their... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Burkina Faso Tumultuous year: Burkina Faso since the army seized power in January Ouagadougou – The West African country of Burkina Faso has been shaken by its second military coup in eight... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries Senior officials among nine dead in Somalia car bombings Mogadishu – Nine people, including senior regional officials, were killed in twin car bombings claimed by the Islamist group... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries Tigray rebels announce troop deployment in northern Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Authorities in Ethiopia’s rebel-held Tigray region said they had withdrawn fighters from occupied parts of a... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Burkina Faso Ousted Burkina Faso leader Damiba in Togo after coup, says government Lome – Togo’s government on Monday confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Countries Nigeria ticks some boxes as a democracy. Why this hasn’t translated into a better life for most Abiodun Fatai, PhD, Lagos State University Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a... Read more 3 Oct, 2022