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
Italy’s Meloni starts Algeria visit
Algiers – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and several ministers arrived in Algeria on Sunday, state media reported, ahead... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Key Algeria rights group ordered shut
Algiers – Algeria has ordered one its most prominent rights groups be disbanded, the organisation said on Sunday, confirming... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Thulani Maseko’s ‘cold-blooded killing has deprived Eswatini, southern Africa and the world of a true champion and advocate for peace’
Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called on Eswatini to swiftly and impartially investigate the... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Six dead in siege at mayor’s office in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – At least six people were killed on Sunday in an attack by al-Shabaab militants at the mayor’s... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election: 10 factors that could affect the outcome
Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Eritrea troops seen leaving Tigray as US hails ‘withdrawal’
Addis Ababa – Eritrean forces have been leaving towns in the war-torn region of Tigray, locals told AFP, as... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Ex-adviser to DRC president taken to prison after hearing
Kinshasa – A former presidential adviser in the Democratic Republic of Congo who was removed from the cabinet and... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
Burkina Faso wants French troops out, state news agency reports
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
