Politics

Congo opposition chief allowed to leave for medical care

Brazzaville – A leading Congolese opposition figure has been allowed to leave the country for medical treatment in London, his... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Tripoli – Authorities overseeing war-torn Libya’s first presidential election have confirmed that holding it on Friday as scheduled is... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Nairobi – A Burundi government commission set up to investigate killings that have scarred the tiny country declared for the... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday refused to approve an amendment to the electoral law that would introduce... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Tripoli – Armed groups deployed in the suburbs of Libya’s capital on Tuesday, sparking security fears ahead of an... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Khartoum – The death toll from a crackdown on Sudanese protesters on Sunday rose to two, medics said on Tuesday,... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Cairo – Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels on Monday announced they were withdrawing from several areas of northern Ethiopia and retreating to Tigray,... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Tripoli – A group of candidates in war-torn Libya’s presidential election said on Monday that they expect the polls to... Read more

20 Dec, 2021