East Africa leaders to meet Monday to discuss DRC conflict
Nairobi – The leaders of seven nations comprising the East African Community bloc will meet on Monday to discuss... Read more
20 Jun, 2022
State controls only 60% of Burkina Faso, says mediator
Ouagadougou – The authorities in Burkina Faso only control 60% of the country, West Africa’s mediator for the country... Read more
19 Jun, 2022
Ecowas mediator in Burkina for talks with junta
Ouagadougou – West Africa’s mediator for Burkina Faso, Mahamadou Issoufou, arrived in Ouagadougou on Friday for talks with the... Read more
18 Jun, 2022
Kenya president urges deployment of regional force in DRC
Nairobi – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for the deployment of a regional force to restore security... Read more
16 Jun, 2022
Campaigners urge Commonwealth to press Rwanda on human rights
Kigali – Rights groups on Friday urged leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this month to... Read more
13 Jun, 2022
Belgian king ends DRC tour on visit to volatile east
Bukavu – Belgium’s King Philippe ended his historic tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in the... Read more
13 Jun, 2022
Equatorial Guinea VP threatens to expel French envoy over graft case
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, threatened on Friday to expel the French ambassador over a... Read more
12 Jun, 2022
Somalia to lift Kenyan khat ban as ties improve
Nairobi – Somalia has agreed to lift a two-year ban on air shipments of khat from Kenya as part... Read more
11 Jun, 2022
New Australia PM, Indonesia president ride bikes as diplomatic wheels turn
Jakarta – Australia’s new prime minister and Indonesia’s president rode bamboo bicycles together on Monday as they held talks to... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
Frenchman’s killing in colonial Algeria was ‘unforgivable’, son says
Algiers – The son of a French anti-imperialist tortured and killed by the French army during Algeria’s war of... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
