Gambia court rejects challenge to Adama Barrow poll victory
Banjul – The Gambia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by the country’s main opposition to annul the... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
Deepening Somalia crisis sparks international alarm
Mogadishu – Somalia’s neighbours and Western countries have expressed alarm over an intensifying row between the country’s president and... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Cameroon jails 47 opposition activists for ‘rebellion’
Yaoundé – A military tribunal in Cameroon has jailed dozens of opposition supporters for terms of up to seven years... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Mali launches forum on return to civil rule
Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated government on Monday launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Libya parliament refuses to fix date for delayed polls
Benghazi – Libya’s parliament on Monday refused to fix a date for presidential elections meant to have taken place... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Algeria drops ‘protest’ case against teenage girl
Algiers – Algerian prosecutors have dropped a case against a 14-year-old girl who was facing trial in connection with the... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral compass
Johannesburg – South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, was the moral... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
As rebels declare a retreat, what lies ahead for Ethiopia?
Nairobi – With Tigrayan rebels announcing a retreat to their stronghold in northernmost Ethiopia last week, fresh hopes have... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
Desmond Tutu in his own words
Johannesburg – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday morning in Cape Town at age 90, was a man... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
Somalia’s president says PM suspended as elections spat deepens
Mogadishu – Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced on Monday that he was suspending Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, a... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
