Tunisians defy ban to protest against president
Tunis – Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Benin pardons 499 prisoners but not opposition figures
Cotonou – Benin’s President Patrice Talon has pardoned 499 prisoners but two major opposition leaders remain behind bars, according to... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Malians out in force after junta calls protests over sanctions
Bamako – Malians took to the streets en masse on Friday after the military junta called for protests against... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
How regional sanctions are hurting Mali
Abidjan – Mali finds itself more isolated than ever after fellow West African nations imposed strict sanctions, and now risks... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Fleeing Tunisia dictator wanted to turn back, recordings reveal
Tunis – Toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was mulling a return home even as he was aboard... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Sierra Leone to elect more women in new voting system
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s president has promised to change the electoral system and increase women’s participation in politics, among an... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
12 in custody in Burkina over ‘destabilisation’ plot
Ouagadougou – Twelve people, including a senior army officer, are in custody in Burkina Faso after a suspected plot... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
First Sudan security death, protester killed in anti-coup rallies
Khartoum – Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed to death a police general on Thursday, authorities said, and a protester was... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Tunisia’s Ennahdha urges Friday protests, defying Covid ban
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country’s revolution,... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Burkina revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara ‘shot seven times’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, who was gunned down during a coup in 1987, was shot... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
