Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen as separatist leader flees
Mukalla – Yemen’s Saudi-led coalition attacked the home province of a UAE-backed separatist leader Wednesday after he was kicked... Read more
7 Jan
Leader of Tunisia’s main union resigns
Tunis – The head of Tunisia’s main labour union submitted his resignation on Tuesday, a union official told AFP,... Read more
24 Dec, 2025
Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after vote
Banjul – Cameroon’s opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who contests the outcome of his country’s October election that returned... Read more
24 Nov, 2025
Nigeria convicts Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for ‘terrorism’
Abuja – A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for “terrorism” after a legal drama... Read more
21 Nov, 2025
Nigerian president confirms general killed by jihadists
Lagos – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed on Tuesday that jihadist forces had killed an army brigadier general, the... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
Guinean opposition leader to take exclusion from election to court
Conakry – Exiled Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo told AFP on Thursday he would file a complaint to... Read more
7 Nov, 2025
Guinea-Bissau leader launches campaigning in vote lacking main opposition
Bissau – Campaigning for Guinea-Bissau’s legislative and presidential elections officially started Saturday, as incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo rallied supporters... Read more
3 Nov, 2025
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader excluded from presidential vote list
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of... Read more
14 Oct, 2025
Taiwan leader vows stronger air defences to counter ‘enemy threats’
Taipei – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as... Read more
10 Oct, 2025
South Sudan opposition says misidentified prisoner as leader’s bodyguard
Nairobi – South Sudan’s opposition said Saturday it had misidentified a prisoner in a photograph as a bodyguard of... Read more
22 Sep, 2025
