Nigeria state suspends chief after bandit is made a royal
Kano – Authorities in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara State has suspended a traditional chief after he conferred a royal title... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Rival Libya military leaders meet in Tripoli
Tripoli – Senior military figures from Libya’s rival eastern and western power bases have held an unprecedented meeting in... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Amnesty urges probe into ‘horrific’ ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
Nairobi – Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians... Read more
21 Jul, 2022
Burkina Faso rebels blasting bridges to isolate towns
Ouagadougou – Jihadist rebels last week blew up two bridges in northern Burkina Faso in a bid to isolate... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Tigray rebels set up team to negotiate with govt
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels have set up a team to negotiate with the Ethiopian government, a spokesperson for the... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Rebels kill 10 in eastern DRC
Bunia – Suspected rebels have left at least 10 people dead in a series of attacks in eastern Democratic... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Mali Tuaregs accuse junta-led regime of ditching peace pact
Bamako – Allied ex-rebels who signed a peace deal with Mali’s government in 2015 have voiced alarm at what... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Rugby Australia condemns fans who branded Eddie Jones ‘traitor’
Sydney – Rugby Australia on Monday blasted the behaviour of Wallabies fans who called England coach Eddie Jones “a... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel, police say
Mogadishu – A powerful car bomb killed at least five people on Sunday outside a popular hotel in central... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Ukraine war must not blind West to African needs, says French minister
Abidjan – The war in Ukraine “concerns the West as a whole” but at the same time must not... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
