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Tigray ceasefire sparks celebrations in Ethiopia

Tigray ceasefire has been declared by Ethiopia’s federal government, as rebel fighters entered the regional capital Mekele, sparking celebrations... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

News

DRC schools, markets, churches in Beni, close after weekend bombs

DRC schools, markets and churches in the city of Beni have been closed for 48 hours ollowing three bomb... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Politics

Felix Tshisekedi’s critic detained after attack in viral video

President Felix Tshisekedi’s critic has been detained by a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo after attacking... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

News

Laurent Gbagbo says ICC is biased and ‘not serious’

Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo says the ICC is biased and ‘not serious’ – this, after he was... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Politics

Zambia: ‘Brutal crackdown’ on dissent threatens polls, says Amnesty

Zambia is on the edge of a human rights crisis ahead of presidential elections, as Amnesty International warns of... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Politics

South Africa: 30 years on after apartheid racial laws were scrapped

South Africa abolished the last legal foundation of apartheid 30 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a nearly... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Politics

Swazi protesters, police clash in anti-monarch riots

Swazi protesters clashed violently with police last week at a demonstration against the ruling authorities in Africa’s last absolute... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Politics

DRC city wakes up to a curfew after weekend bombs

DRC city of Beni woke up to a curfew on Monday after three bombs rocked the conflict-plagued eastern part... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Politics

Home to Mama: 1 000s greet I Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in native village

Laurent Gbagbo, the controversial former president of Ivory Coast, received a hero’s welcome, as he made a triumphant return... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Politics

6 Malian soldiers killed, 15 UN peacekeepers wounded in separate attacks

  Six Malian soldiers were killed on Friday in a raid in the centre of the war-torn Sahel state,... Read more

27 Jun, 2021