Politics Burkina Faso arrests two jihadists over village massacre Burkina Faso has arrested two jihadists, including a local commander after a massacre in the northeast of the West... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
News UPDATE | ESwatini imposes curfew, as military quell pro-democracy riots ESwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, said on Tuesday it was placing the country under a dusk-to-dawn curfew as soldiers... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
News King Mswati III ‘hasn’t fled the country’, govt says King Mswati III has not fled the country, the ESwatini government has said, following violent pro-democracy riots in the... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
Politics JUST IN | Eswatini soldiers deployed to quell pro-democracy riots Eswatini soldiers were deployed overnight to an industrial town near the capital to crack down protests against the ruling... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
News Tigray ceasefire sparks celebrations in Ethiopia Tigray ceasefire has been declared by Ethiopia’s federal government, as rebel fighters entered the regional capital Mekele, sparking celebrations... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
News DRC schools, markets, churches in Beni, close after weekend bombs DRC schools, markets and churches in the city of Beni have been closed for 48 hours ollowing three bomb... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
Politics Felix Tshisekedi’s critic detained after attack in viral video President Felix Tshisekedi’s critic has been detained by a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo after attacking... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
News Laurent Gbagbo says ICC is biased and ‘not serious’ Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo says the ICC is biased and ‘not serious’ – this, after he was... Read more 29 Jun, 2021
Politics Zambia: ‘Brutal crackdown’ on dissent threatens polls, says Amnesty Zambia is on the edge of a human rights crisis ahead of presidential elections, as Amnesty International warns of... Read more 28 Jun, 2021
Politics South Africa: 30 years on after apartheid racial laws were scrapped South Africa abolished the last legal foundation of apartheid 30 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a nearly... Read more 28 Jun, 2021