Politics 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
Politics 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
Politics Sudan general names council for post-coup transition Khartoum – Sudan’s de facto ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday named a new ruling council to steer... Read more 12 Nov, 2021
World US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years, says employer Yangon – A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of... Read more 12 Nov, 2021
Politics Sudan security fires tear gas as anti-coup campaign starts Khartoum – Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at an anti-coup rally by a group of teachers... Read more 7 Nov, 2021
News Mali ex-intelligence officer arrested on coup attempt suspicions Bamako – Mali’s former head of domestic intelligence has been charged on suspicion of attempting a coup, and others are... Read more 6 Nov, 2021
Politics Sudan FM calls for coup plotters to be tried by ICC Khartoum – Sudan’s deposed foreign minister Mariam al-Mahdi on Friday called for the military leaders of the October coup to... Read more 6 Nov, 2021
Politics Sudan mediators hit ‘hurdles’ after coup Khartoum – Just over a week after Sudan’s top general locked up political leaders and seized power sparking mass... Read more 3 Nov, 2021
Politics US envoy Feltman calls on Sudan to ‘reverse’ coup Cairo – The United States on Tuesday urged Sudan’s ruling military junta to reverse measures taken following a coup last... Read more 3 Nov, 2021
Politics Guinea strongman Doumbouya retires 1 000 soldiers Conakry – Guinea’s Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in the West African nation in September,... Read more 2 Nov, 2021