Countries Tunisians vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament Tunis – Polling began in the second round of elections for Tunisia’s toothless parliament on Sunday, but as the... Read more 30 Jan, 2023
Countries All eyes on turnout as Tunisia votes again after boycott Tunis – Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the... Read more 28 Jan, 2023
Countries DRC Catholics hope Pope will urge fair elections during visit Kinshasa – Catholics in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Church has long played a dominant role, are... Read more 28 Jan, 2023
Countries Sierra Leone’s political trailblazer runs into hurdles Freetown – When Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was elected mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown in 2018, many saw the bright... Read more 28 Jan, 2023
Countries David Mabuza announces plan to step aside as SA deputy president Cape Town – The office of South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza has confirmed that he had informed President... Read more 28 Jan, 2023
Countries Gambia exonerates three soldiers in coup inquiry Banjul – The Gambian government said on Thursday that three soldiers charged with treason over an alleged coup attempt... Read more 27 Jan, 2023
Countries Burhan says Sudan ‘in agreement’ with Ethiopia on controversial dam Khartoum – Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Thursday that Khartoum and Addis Ababa are “aligned... Read more 27 Jan, 2023
Countries Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Sudan on first visit since coup Khartoum – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited neighbouring Sudan on Thursday for meetings with army chief Abdel Fattah... Read more 26 Jan, 2023
Angola Russia’s Sergey Lavrov blasts West in new Africa tour Luanda – The Kremlin’s top diplomat slammed the West and praised Angola’s “balanced position” on international affairs on Wednesday... Read more 26 Jan, 2023
Countries Rwanda says DRC warplane violated airspace Kigali – The Rwandan government said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) violated its airspace... Read more 26 Jan, 2023