‘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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
