Sudan frees detained anti-coup figures, says party
Khartoum – Sudanese authorities released on Friday two anti-coup figures from the Communist Party a day after their arrest,... Read more
now
IMF extends Somalia funding following election
Mogadishu – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia, a... Read more
2 hours ago
China condemns Canada’s ‘groundless’ Huawei 5G ban
Beijing – China on Friday hit out at Ottawa for blocking Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE from Canadian... Read more
4 hours ago
Senegal court postpones ruling in key case against mayor
Dakar – A Senegalese appeal court on Wednesday postponed a ruling in a politically-charged case involving the mayor of Dakar,... Read more
yesterday
Guinea political parties defy ban on protesting
Conakry – Dozens of Guinea’s largest political parties on Wednesday vowed to defy the ruling junta’s ban on demonstrations in... Read more
yesterday
Tunisia military court jails Saied critic
Tunis – A Tunisian military court sentenced an MP and prominent critic of President Kais Saied to five months in... Read more
18 May
Opposition leader arrested in Chad after anti-France demo
N’Djamena – A leading opposition figure in Chad was arrested on Tuesday following violent anti-France protests that sparked warnings from... Read more
18 May
Colonel close to Mali junta detained after coup foiled, sources say
Bamako – A colonel, reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta, has been arrested following what the authorities... Read more
18 May
Mali junta says it thwarted coup attempt
Bamako – Mali’s military junta on Monday said it thwarted an attempted coup last week led by army officers and... Read more
17 May
Guinea-Bissau president dissolves parliament
Bissau – President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday dissolved Guinea-Bissau’s parliament and said early parliamentary elections would be held this year... Read more
17 May
