Officer, another soldier in DRC militia attack
Beni – Militia fighters killed a lieutenant colonel and another soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deeply troubled... Read more
27 Nov, 2022
How to impeach a president: Ramaphosa case puts new rules to the test in South Africa
Richard Calland, University of Cape Town South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible impeachment in the country’s parliament over... Read more
27 Nov, 2022
SA parties protest parole for anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s killer
Johannesburg – South Africa’s ruling party protested outside a top court Saturday after it ordered the release of a... Read more
27 Nov, 2022
Chad to try 401 people over deadly protests
N’Djamena – Chad is to try 401 people detained during and after deadly anti-government protests last month, prosecutors said... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
Aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘not matching needs’, says WFP
Addis Ababa – The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said aid deliveries into Tigray were “not matching the... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
Guinea parties boycott junta talks on return to civilian rule
Conakry – Guinea’s main political parties boycotted talks with military-dominated authorities on conditions for a return to civilian rule... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ble Goude says he wants to make low-key return
Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence that swept Ivory Coast 11 years ago, wants... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
‘What I said about Brett was unjustified, unfair and untrue’ – Maimane apologises for 2018 comments about GOOD Party MP
Cape Town – One South Africa Movement (OSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has publically apologised for statements he made about... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Struggling Ghana plans tax rise, debt swap to secure IMF aid
Accra – Ghana’s finance minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget to parliament on Thursday, hiking tax and planning... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Comoros seeks life term for ex-president Sambi for high treason
Moroni – Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
