Countries Museveni apologises over son’s Twitter rant on Kenya Kampala – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni apologised on Wednesday for a social media tirade by his outspoken son that... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries Torture rampant in DRC conflict zones, says UN Kinshasa – Torture and degrading treatment is widespread and practiced with impunity in DR Congo’s conflict zones, the United... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries Unstable Lesotho to hold vote with no clear frontrunner Johannesburg – The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds parliamentary elections on Friday, which analysts expect to deliver... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries Nigeria’s ruling party fends off questions over candidate Lagos – With campaigning underway for Nigeria’s 2023 election, the ruling APC is fending off questions over the health... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries New role for Uganda’s ‘first son’ after social media uproar Kampala – Uganda’s defence ministry on Tuesday announced that the president’s powerful son Muhoozi Kainerugaba would no longer lead... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Countries DRC, Brazil, Indonesia to present common front at climate talks Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia are working to present a common front at climate... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Politics Sao Tome centre-right opposition wins absolute majority Libreville – Sao Tome and Principe’s centre-right opposition has won an absolute majority in the national assembly, the country’s... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Countries Guinea opposition spurns talks with junta Conakry – Opposition forces in Guinea on Monday spurned the ruling junta’s offer of dialogue, accusing it of authoritarian... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
World Quebec’s right-wing incumbent party wins new term Quebec City – Quebec re-elected its right-wing governing party on Monday, after a heated campaign in which the party... Read more 4 Oct, 2022
Countries Tanzania’s president issues warning to rivals as cabinet shuffled again Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday cautioned critics inside her government against overstepping their... Read more 4 Oct, 2022