Burkina Faso urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
After pope’s call for peace, violence rages in east DRC
Goma – Pope Francis made repeated appeals for peace during his landmark trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Spain’s Sanchez in Morocco to mend fences after crisis
Rabat – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in Rabat on Thursday to reset a “strategic partnership” despite criticism from... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
South Africa and Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s foreign policy explained
Jo-Ansie van Wyk, University of South Africa January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Nigeria election office attacked in southeast weeks before vote
Lagos – Gunmen wielding explosives bombed a local election office and a police station in southeast Nigeria, killing a... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
US urges Tunisia democratic efforts after paltry voter turnout
Washington – The United States called on Wednesday on Tunisia to show greater democratic inclusion after just 11.4% of... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Five things to know about South Sudan
Juba – Pope Francis heads to South Sudan on Friday on the first papal visit to the troubled country... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society
Harare – Zimbabwe’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that critics say will gag civil society groups, placing... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Tunisia union slams arrest of senior official
Tunis – A powerful Tunisian trade union on Wednesday condemned the arrest of one of its top officials, saying... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Nigerian elections: 5 major challenges facing the country’s next president
Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia Nigerians will soon determine who their next president will be in a general... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
