Countries Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu to return from exile Dar Es Salaam – Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu said on Friday he would shortly return home from exile... Read more 14 Jan, 2023
Algeria Polisario holds leadership poll under shadow of Morocco-Algeria tensions Dakhla Refugee Camp – The Polisario movement, which seeks independence in disputed Western Sahara, started meeting on Friday for... Read more 14 Jan, 2023
Countries Sudan post-coup talks ‘open’ to holdout groups, says US envoy Khartoum – The US ambassador to Sudan has called on ex-rebels who were not part of an initial post-coup... Read more 14 Jan, 2023
Benin Benin pro-government parties win parliament majority Cotonou – Benin’s pro-government parties won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s constitutional court said on Thursday,... Read more 14 Jan, 2023
Countries South Africa’s first democratic parliament speaker Frene Ginwala dies aged 90 Johannesburg – Anti-apartheid activist Frene Ginwala, the speaker of South Africa’s first democratic elected parliament – and the first... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Countries Somali leader urges people to flush out Al-Shabaab ‘bedbugs’ Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called on Thursday on ordinary people to help flush out members of... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Benin Benin opposition rejects results of parliament vote Cotonou – Benin’s main opposition on Thursday rejected the results of this week’s parliamentary election, claiming vote buying and... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Countries Ivory Coast’s ‘street general’ sets sights on top political job Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, once right-hand man to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, said on Wednesday he wants “to govern... Read more 12 Jan, 2023
Benin Benin opposition returns to parliament winning 28 seats Cotonou – Benin’s opposition has returned to parliament after a four-year absence, winning 28 seats in elections dominated by... Read more 12 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘50% is the real pass mark’ – Mmusi Maimane criticises 30% pass mark in South Africa Cape Town – South African politician, businessman, and Leader of Build One South Africa, Mmusi Maimane has taken to... Read more 11 Jan, 2023