Cheers, hugs as rebels take back Tigray capital
Celebrations erupted on the streets of the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region this week when rebel fighters took over... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia says won’t ‘suffocate’ Tigray as UN clamours for access
Ethiopia has rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
UPDATE | Troops on patrol in eSwatini after violent protests
eSwatini troops are patrolling the streets of the capital Mbabane, as calm returns after days of pro-democracy protests that... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambians give handkerchief salute to fallen statesman
Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda’s trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Fall of Tigray capital marks new phase of Ethiopia war
Tigray capital Mekele’s fall after rebel fighters stunned the world this week by retaking the city, marked a new... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma to address South Africans this weekend
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa is set to address the nation over the weekend on developments... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
UPDATE | AU chief slams deadly violence in eSwatini
eSwatini deadly violence has been condemned by the African Union Commission, with the chairperson Moussa Fake Mahamat urging constructive... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Boko Haram fighters, civilians killed in Niger, says military
Thirteen Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while four civilians have been executed by... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi says he will seek second term
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has announced that he will seek re-election in order... Read more
1 Jul, 2021
Burkina Faso president sacks two ministers over massacres
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has sacked two of his ministers over recent massacres there that have... Read more
1 Jul, 2021
