UN ‘horrified’ by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar
United Nations – A UN official said on Sunday he was “horrified” by credible reports that at least 35... Read more
27 Dec, 2021
Guinea coup leader returns after decade in exile
Conakry – The leader of a 2008 coup in Guinea arrived back in the country on Wednesday after more than... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Guinea rights groups protest airport renaming
Conakry – Guinean rights groups on Saturday protested a plan by the ruling military junta to rename the country’s airport... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
‘I’m surprised, displeased,’ says Guinea PM as he offers rare rebuke to junta over airport renaming
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional prime minister has said he is “displeased and overwhelmed” at a decision to rename the... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
Five convicted in Madagascar coup plot
Antananarivo – A Madagascar court convicted five people, including two Frenchmen, to up to 20 years in prison for plotting... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Hundreds flee to Thailand as Myanmar junta clashes with rebel group
Yangon – Hundreds of Myanmar villagers have fled to Thailand after junta troops clashed with an ethnic rebel group,... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse pro-Alpha Conde protesters
Conakry – Guinea police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse dozens of protesters in the capital Conakry demanding freedom... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Guinea junta returns ex-leader’s residence to family
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling military junta has returned the residence of the west African country’s first post-independence leader to his... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Mali parliament ex-VP handed 6 month suspended sentence
Bamako – A court in Mali’s capital on Friday handed a suspended six-month sentence to a former vice president of... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Mali delays forum seen as key to returning to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali on Tuesday said that it would delay a nationwide debate on reform that the army-dominated government views... Read more
24 Nov, 2021
