Suicide bomber behind explosion in Nigeria capital: emergency agency
Lagos – A suicide bomber is responsible for an explosion earlier this week near a military barracks in Nigerian... Read more
28 May
Nigeria drops bill that would have made voting compulsory
Abuja – Nigeria’s National Assembly has scrapped a bill that would have made voting mandatory, a statement from the... Read more
27 May
30 killed in central Nigeria attacks: local govt official
Jos – More than 30 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a... Read more
27 May
DRC ruling party urges ex-leader Kabila to ‘leave the Congolese alone’
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s party hit back Sunday at criticism from the country’s former leader... Read more
26 May
Egyptian prosecutors question journalist Rasha Qandil
Cairo – Egyptian prosecutors released prominent journalist Rasha Qandil on bail Sunday after having questioned her for “broadcasting false information”,... Read more
26 May
Fourth Senegal ex-minister charged in corruption sweep
Sénégal – A Senegalese court on Thursday indicted a fourth minister from the country’s former government on corruption charges... Read more
23 May
Kenya FM says Tanzania has released activist
Nairobi – Kenya’s foreign minister told AFP on Thursday that Tanzanian authorities had released a prominent activist, who rights groups... Read more
23 May
DRC ex-leader Kabila loses immunity to ‘treason’ probe
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila,... Read more
23 May
Kenya slammed as ‘rogue’ state’ over Uganda opposition kidnap role
Nairobi – Kenya has admitted to assisting in the kidnapping of a Ugandan opposition leader on its soil last year,... Read more
22 May
Senegal ex-minister charged in corruption case
Dakar – A court charged a Senegalese former justice minister with taking bribes, a lawyer said Tuesday, in the latest... Read more
21 May
