Countries Numsa threatens bus strike if workers’ demands aren’t met Cape Town – The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has threatened to go on a “full-blown” strike... Read more 4 Apr, 2023
Countries Abiy walks fine line in possible peace talks in Ethiopia Addis Ababa – For the first time since war erupted in Ethiopia’s north 19 months ago, Prime Minister Abiy... Read more 19 Jun, 2022
Countries Mali junta says sticking to two-year transition Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta announced on Thursday the launch of a two-year transition “process” before elections are held, in... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Countries Kenya to host talks between DRC, rebels Nairobi – Nairobi will host talks between rebels operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s violence-torn east and the Kinshasa... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Countries Sudan’s Burhan in first post-coup visit to Egypt Cairo – Sudan’s de facto leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Wednesday started his first official visit to Egypt since... Read more 31 Mar, 2022
Central African Republic Central African Republic peace talks end without concrete progress Bangui – Peace talks in the Central African Republic, where civil war has raged since 2013, concluded on Sunday... Read more 28 Mar, 2022
Central African Republic Civil society voices concern over Central African Republic peace talks Bangui – A civil society representative at national reconciliation talks in the Central African Republic (CAR) expressed concern on... Read more 25 Mar, 2022
Chad Chad junta and rebels gear for tricky talks in Qatar N’Djamena – Chad’s ruling junta is scheduled to meet rebel leaders in Qatar on Sunday for delayed talks aimed... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
World Good COP, bad COP: UN climate meet praised and panned Glasgow – The COP26 climate talks resuming on Monday have so far unfolded on parallel planes, with high-level announcements... Read more 8 Nov, 2021