Language proposal stirs thorny debate in troubled Mali
Bamako – Mali gained independence from France in 1960, yet even today French is the language of government business,... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
‘Nothing to eat’: People starve in Burkina Faso town under jihadist blockade
Ouagadougou – Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso’s northern town of... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Guinea infrastructure minister ousted in widening anti-graft campaign
Conakry – Guinea’s junta has gutted the country’s infrastructure ministry, ousting its head and seven staffers as the West... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
‘No one will take Goma’: East Africa commander in DRC
Goma – The commander of the East African Community’s military force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vowed... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls for political deal in Sudan
Khartoum – The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk urged on Wednesday Sudanese factions to reach an agreement... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Chad opposition in shock after crackdown
N’Djamena – Some have fled or gone into hiding while for others, just to walk in front of their... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Tunisia opposition figure decries travel ban
Tunis – The leader of a Tunisian opposition party and prominent critic of President Kais Saied announced on Wednesday... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
South Africa’s parliament probe into Ramaphosa farm heist to conclude December
Johannesburg – South Africa’s parliament said on Thursday it would discuss next month the findings of a special panel... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Tunisia union hits out at ‘defamation’ case against news site
Tunis – The Tunisian journalists’ union accused authorities on Tuesday of trying to “intimidate the media”, after a minister... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Ex-Kenyan leader visits key DRC city amid rebel crisis
Goma – Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived on Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) main city... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
