Egypt’s parliament approves major cabinet reshuffle
Cairo – An emergency session of parliament on Saturday approved several cabinet changes in Egypt’s first major reshuffle since... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
Mortar fire hits Somalia capital as parliament approves cabinet
Mogadishu – Mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday shortly after... Read more
8 Aug, 2022
Somalia appoints former al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Mogadishu – Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesperson for the al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister,... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Gabon jails ex-presidential spokesperson over ’embezzlement’
Libreville – A Gabon court has handed a former presidential spokesperson an eight-year prison sentence for “embezzlement of public... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
Somalia PM given 10 more days to form government
Mogadishu – Somalia’s parliament agreed on Monday to give Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre more time to form a... Read more
25 Jul, 2022
Judge who helped jail Jacob Zuma sees graft probe driving change
Johannesburg – Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s welcoming and cheerful smile belies an uncompromising nature that saw the jailing of... Read more
5 Jul, 2022
Central African Republic dives into crypto with the Sango
Bangui – Undeterred by the turmoil hitting crypto, the Central African Republic (CAR) – one of the poorest and... Read more
4 Jul, 2022
Ethiopia accuses aid agencies of delivering banned equipment to Tigray
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia called for tighter controls on aid shipments to the country’s war-stricken Tigray region as it... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks economy minister
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday sacked his economy minister and temporarily handed over his portfolio to... Read more
13 May, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara names regional bank chief as deputy
Yamoussoukro – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday said he had appointed Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, the governor of... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
