Senegal president names first premier since 2019
Dakar – Senegal President Macky Sall on Saturday named a new prime minister – a position he abolished in... Read more
18 Sep, 2022
WATCH | Zimbabwe sanctions ‘are affecting other countries in the region’, Cyril Ramaphosa tells Joe Biden
Cape Town – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday told US President Joe Biden that sanctions imposed on... Read more
18 Sep, 2022
Guinea trial to start on anniversary of 2009 massacre
Conakry – The West African state of Guinea on Friday announced that the long-awaited trial over a 2009 massacre... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Chadian rebel returns for talks on country’s future
N’Djamena – A leading Chadian rebel flew home on Friday to join talks on the country’s political future, after... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Sudan generals agree civilians will appoint top leaders
Khartoum – Sudan’s generals have agreed to leave the choice of future heads of state and prime ministers to... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Mali warns regional bloc over Ivory Coast standoff
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has heightened its diplomatic and verbal joust with Ivory Coast over 46 detained Ivorian... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Egypt says left-wing activist among 46 prisoners freed
Cairo – Egypt announced on Thursday the release of 46 prisoners, including a prominent left-wing activist and lawyer who... Read more
16 Sep, 2022
Niger army kills 7 suspected ‘terrorists’, says ministry
Niamey – Seven suspected “terrorists” have been killed and some 30 accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested... Read more
16 Sep, 2022
Angola’s Lourenco eyes further reforms as sworn in
Luanda – Angolan President Joao Lourenco vowed to push ahead with economic reform on Thursday as he was sworn in... Read more
15 Sep, 2022
Ivory Coast lashes Mali ‘blackmail’ over detained troops
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused Mali of “blackmail” over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako... Read more
15 Sep, 2022
