politics

Tunisia opposition decries ‘repressive’ arrests

Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition coalition on Wednesday slammed a string of “repressive” arrests mainly targeting critics of President... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Bunia – ADF rebels on Wednesday killed five civilians in troubled Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Washington – World Bank chief David Malpass announced on Wednesday he would step down nearly a year early, ending... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday defended a currency swap that sparked protests and cash shortages, but... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Kano – The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria’s presidency, his country was still under military rule and... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Tunis – Tunisian police have detained a senior figure in the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party and the head of an... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Edinburgh – Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Wednesday her resignation after more than eight years leading its... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Abuja – When Tolulope Akande-Sadipe decided to run for a second term to represent her constituency in Nigeria’s parliament,... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Beijing – Hundreds of retirees staged protests in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian on Wednesday against reforms... Read more

15 Feb, 2023