Somaliland’s opposition rejects presidential term extension
Mogadishu – Opposition leaders in the separatist Somali region of Somaliland on Sunday slammed as unlawful a decision to... Read more
3 Oct, 2022
Somaliland elders extend president’s mandate
Mogadishu – A powerful council of elders in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland on Saturday extended the term... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
Ethiopia raises fuel prices by 20%
Addis Ababa – Fuel prices in Ethiopia rose by about 20% on Thursday, in the second such increase in... Read more
30 Sep, 2022
Morocco extends activist’s jail time on appeal
Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court on Wednesday extended by another year the prison sentence of an activist tried... Read more
22 Sep, 2022
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
