Senegal opposition leader calls for calm ahead of court hearing
Dakar – Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Wednesday urged his supporters to remain calm on the eve... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Ethiopia’s Abiy says eyeing victory over Tigray rebels
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claimed on Wednesday the government was eyeing victory in the war... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Kenya sending troops to DRC to fight rebel advance
Nairobi – Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on Wednesday that Nairobi was deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
AU mediator to give update on Ethiopia peace talks
Johannesburg – The African Union mediator leading negotiations aimed at ending a devastating two-year conflict between the Ethiopian government... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Russia’s Wagner, Malian army kill 13 civilians: local sources
Bamako – Malian troops and “white soldiers” believed to be from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have killed 13... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso says ‘fighting for survival’ against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s defence minister on Tuesday declared the country was fighting for “survival” in its seven-year-old battle... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Calls for Egypt protests trigger security clampdown ahead of COP27
Cairo – Rights defenders say Egyptian authorities are cracking down on activists over a mysterious call for protests on... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Equatorial Guinea shuts land borders ahead of election campaign
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Monday closed its land borders with Cameroon and Gabon to prevent what it describes... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
CAR special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
Bangui – In a historic ruling, a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Monday convicted three militiamen... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Ethiopia rivals still talking peace in South Africa
Addis Ababa – Talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel authorities in Tigray aimed at finding a peaceful... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
