Army chief ousted in jihadist-torn Mali
Bamako – Six senior Malian military officers, including the army chief of staff and head of the national guard,... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Algeria recalls France envoy over wanted dissident
Algiers – Algeria recalled on Wednesday its envoy to France “for consultations” after Paris intervened to fly out via... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
HRW urges sanctions on Eritrea over forced conscription
Nairobi – Human Rights Watch called on Thursday for targeted sanctions against Eritrea, accusing its government of rounding up... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Morocco decries ‘unjust’ EU actions over Pegasus spyware
Rabat – The Moroccan parliament decried on Wednesday an “unjust campaign” against it at the European Parliament ahead of... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
In northern Nigeria, fuel, cash crisis taints election campaign
Kano – It was just after dawn and tempers were fraying outside the First Bank in the northern Nigerian... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Algeria sentences ex-president’s brother to 12 years
Algiers – An Algerian court has sentenced the brother of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to 12 years in prison... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Rival Libya administrations agree to remove foreign fighters, says UN
Cairo – Senior Libyan officials from both rival administrations on Wednesday endorsed a coordination mechanism to clear the war-torn... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Sergei Lavrov offers Moscow’s support to Mauritania
Nouakchott – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Uganda says will not renew mandate for UN rights office
Kampala – Uganda said on Wednesday it would not renew its mandate for the UN’s rights office, a move... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Nigeria panel says Feb 25 vote to go ahead despite problems
Lagos – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that elections would go ahead as scheduled this... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
