Cameroon denies seeking Canada’s help in anglophone crisis
Yaounde – Cameroon on Tuesday denied asking Canada for any help to mediate an end to years of separatist... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Ivory Coast decorates 49 troops in Mali row
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Tuesday handed out top awards for 49 soldiers whose detention by Mali triggered a... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Mauritania ex-president heads into historic trial
Nouakchott – Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz goes on trial on graft charges on Wednesday in an exceptional... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament
Rabat – Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tumultuous times: Burkina Faso since first coup of 2022
Paris – Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has asked France to remove its troops from the insurgency-hit West African country.... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
‘We are convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that our victory was stolen,’ Kenya’s Raila Odinga insists, 5 months on
Nairobi – Kenya’s opposition chief Raila Odinga insisted on Monday he was the rightful winner of last year’s bitterly-fought... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
‘This is not the end of diplomatic relations’ – Burkina Faso confirms asking France to withdraw troops
Ouagadougou – The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Suspected Islamists loot, torch several homes and kill at least 23 in east DRC attack
Beni – Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters have killed at least 23 people in an attack in the eastern... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tunisia detains anti-president MP, says lawyer
Tunis – Plainclothes security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital
Tripoli – Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya’s interim government on Sunday, with just five... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
