Germany urges Serbia and Kosovo to normalise ties
Berlin – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday called on Serbia and Kosovo to “speed up” the normalisation of... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Calls for Egypt protests trigger security clampdown ahead of COP27
Cairo – Rights defenders say Egyptian authorities are cracking down on activists over a mysterious call for protests on... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Equatorial Guinea shuts land borders ahead of election campaign
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Monday closed its land borders with Cameroon and Gabon to prevent what it describes... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Zimbabwe ruling party endorses president for 2023 vote
Harare – Zimbabwe’s governing party on Saturday declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa as its candidate for next year’s presidential election.... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Sudan Islamists protest UN post-coup mediation
Khartoum – Some 3 000 protesters in Khartoum on Saturday rejected UN mediation efforts between civilian and military leaders... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Equatorial Guinea rapper freed after six weeks in custody
Malabo – Leoncio Pisco Eko, a rapper and critic of corruption and rights abuses in hardline Equatorial Guinea, has... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Lesotho’s new millionaire PM takes office
Maseru – Diamond tycoon and political maverick Sam Matekane on Friday took the oath as Lesotho’s new prime minister... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
NGOs demand Senegal’s president renounce a third term
Dakar – A number of Senegalese associations on Thursday urged President Macky Sall to dispel doubts and publicly declare... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Museveni’s son boasts he’ll be Ugandan president
Kampala – The controversial son of Uganda’s veteran leader Yoweri Museveni for the first time on Thursday publicly declared... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
War in Ukraine strains ties between Africa and West
Dakar – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dug a rift between African countries and supporters in the West who... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
