Gambia blocks migrant returns from EU
Banjul – The Gambia has formally blocked flights returning migrants deported from the EU, a sensitive political issue in the... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Uganda says foils attack on ‘Lion of Mogadishu’s funeral
Pader – Uganda said on Friday it had foiled a suicide bomb attack against the state funeral of a top... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Morocco to close its Algiers embassy after ties cut
Rabat – Morocco is to close its embassy in Algiers on Friday, an official source said, after Algeria severed ties... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
At least 3 police officers, security guard killed by lone gunman in Tanzania shooting
Dar es Salaam – Three police officers and a private security guard were killed by a lone gunman in... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
UN to withdraw Ethiopian peacekeepers on Sudan’s request: Khartoum
Khartoum – The United Nations has agreed to a request from Khartoum to withdraw the Ethiopian contingent of a... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
At least 16 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger jihadist-plagued southeast
Niamey – An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger’s jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
Shell-shocked survivors describe brutal Tigray rebel advance
Dessie – After seizing the farming village in northern Ethiopia, the rebels roamed the streets searching for young, able-bodied... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
‘Bring it on, I’m not scared of rubbish,’ Julius Malema tells South African army
Cape Town – Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has lashed out at the South African National... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Afghan refugees arrive in Uganda, foreign ministry says
Kampala – A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early on Wednesday... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
Kenya faces year of uncertainty before key elections
Nairobi – With major constitutional changes suspended for now, and swirling new alliances taking shape, Kenya’s political scene is shrouded... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
