World

US will ‘find you’, Biden tells ‘terrorists’ after Syria raid

Washington – President Joe Biden said on Thursday that a raid that neutralised the Islamic State’s leader had put “terrorist”... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso junta lifts nationwide curfew in force since coup

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta lifted on Wednesday a nationwide curfew they imposed after seizing power in a coup last... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Algeria

Algeria accuses Morocco of ‘assassinating’ civilians in Western Sahara

Algiers – Algeria’s special envoy for the Western Sahara on Sunday accused Morocco of “assassinations targeting civilians” outside its “internationally... Read more

31 Jan, 2022

Countries

Hurt French interests fuelling pressure to hold elections, says Mali FM

Bamako – Mali’s foreign minister has suggested that tensions with France are running high because “we have hurt their... Read more

31 Jan, 2022

Countries

Nearly 40% of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’, says UN

Addis Ababa – Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray face “an extreme lack of food” amid an extended... Read more

29 Jan, 2022

Countries

Fuel runs out for aid groups in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray

Addis Ababa – Foreign aid groups operating in Ethiopia’s war-battered Tigray region are out of fuel and have been... Read more

28 Jan, 2022

Countries

Mali repeats demand for Denmark to withdraw its forces

Bamako – Mali’s military government on Wednesday repeated a demand that Danish special forces withdraw from the Sahel state, noting... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia cabinet backs shortening wartime state of emergency

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet on Wednesday endorsed cutting short a state of emergency imposed last... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say pushing into neighbouring Afar

Addis Ababa – Rebels in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Tuesday they had been provoked into launching “robust” military... Read more

26 Jan, 2022

World

Biden threatens Putin with personal sanctions over Ukraine

Washington – The United States on Tuesday warned Moscow of damaging sanctions, including measures personally targeting Vladimir Putin, if... Read more

26 Jan, 2022