Ethiopia church says crisis over as rogue bishops apologise
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian Church, one of the oldest in the world, says a crisis that erupted after... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Tunisia opposition decries ‘repressive’ arrests
Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition coalition on Wednesday slammed a string of “repressive” arrests mainly targeting critics of President... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Fears for DRC census as rebel attack kills five
Bunia – ADF rebels on Wednesday killed five civilians in troubled Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Burundi arrests five rights campaigners
Nairobi – Burundian intelligence agents have arrested five human rights campaigners, including four as they were about to fly... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could ‘undermine’ peace process
Nairobi – Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown
Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WATCH | Protests break out in Nigerian city over cash shortages
Lagos – Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in a southwest Nigerian city on Wednesday in protests... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Former Nigeria vice-president rolls dice for sixth presidential run
Kano – The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria’s presidency, his country was still under military rule and... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Tunisia arrests senior Ennahdha figure, radio boss
Tunis – Tunisian police have detained a senior figure in the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party and the head of an... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
In Nigerian elections, women battle against the odds
Abuja – When Tolulope Akande-Sadipe decided to run for a second term to represent her constituency in Nigeria’s parliament,... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
