Countries Sudanese return to streets rallying against military coup Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the latest mass rally protesting against last... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso junta chief declared president Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Countries Libya confirms drive-by shooting on PM’s convoy Tripoli – Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy was targeted in a drive-by shooting in the capital Tripoli, with... Read more 11 Feb, 2022
Central African Republic Central African Republic appoints new PM to head same cabinet Bangui – The Central African Republic’s economy minister Felix Moloua became premier on Wednesday after the president fired the post’s... Read more 10 Feb, 2022
Countries Tunisian judges strike after president scraps watchdog Tunis – Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would... Read more 10 Feb, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina army chief vows ‘new impetus’ in jihadist fight Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed... Read more 9 Feb, 2022
Countries Libya PM rejects attempted ouster by parliament Tripoli – Libya’s interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah on Tuesday defied attempts by parliament to replace him, setting up a... Read more 9 Feb, 2022
Countries Tunisia must restore judicial watchdog, say UN, Western envoys Tunis – Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder Ouagadougou – Military prosecutors in Burkina Faso on Tuesday requested 30 years in jail for former president Blaise Compaore over... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Countries WATCH | ‘No excuses, no long stories… We get the job done,’ says Jacob Zuma’s son as he cleans up the streets of Newlands in Durban Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane Zuma has been hard at work, cleaning up the streets... Read more 8 Feb, 2022