Senior west Libya figure defends naming of new PM
Tripoli – Libya’s western-based upper house on Saturday defended a decision by lawmakers in the country’s east to designate a... Read more
13 Feb, 2022
South Sudan risks return to war, UN warns
Juba – South Sudan risks a return to war, the United Nations warned Friday, with outbreaks of interethnic violence and... Read more
12 Feb, 2022
Aid operations in Tigray ‘largely reduced or suspended’, UN says
Nairobi – Fuel and cash shortages have forced humanitarian operations to a virtual standstill in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, the... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
UK readies 1 000 more troops as Johnson visits Nato, Poland
London – Britain said on Wednesday it was ready to deploy 1 000 more troops to deal with any... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Tigray victims file case against Ethiopia at Africa rights body, lawyers say
Nairobi – A legal non-profit on Tuesday filed a complaint against Ethiopia at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Mali’s PM says France sought country’s partition
Bamako – Mali’s prime minister on Monday accused France of having sought the partition of the west African country during... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
US officials say Russia preparing full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Washington – Russia has stepped up preparations for an all-out invasion of Ukraine but it is not clear if... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
Mali armed groups sign pact with junta
Bamako – Former Malian rebels have signed a pact designed to “facilitate ties” with the Sahel state’s ruling junta,... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
‘Incredibly complex’: the US raid that killed ISIS chief
Washington – By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa visits jihadist-hit Northern Mozambique
Maputo – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited northern Mozambique on Thursday, supporting the government’s latest effort to reassure neighbours... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
