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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
Kenya veteran Odinga picks ‘iron lady’ ex-minister as running mate
Nairobi – Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga announced on Monday that he has chosen the country’s ‘iron lady’ Martha... Read more
17 May, 2022
Somalia elects Hassan Sheik Mohamud as president a second time
Mogadishu – Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday’s long-overdue election in the... Read more
16 May, 2022
Kenya presidential hopeful Ruto picks ex-Kenyatta aide as running mate
Nairobi – Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday picked a former aide turned fierce critic of President Uhuru... Read more
15 May, 2022
Somalia’s next leader to inherit nation mired in crisis
Nairobi – A violent Islamist insurgency, looming famine, political chaos, and a threadbare economy in tatters – these major... Read more
14 May, 2022
DRC leader criticises army failure to quell eastern militia
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has blamed failure to quell a militia in the east of the... Read more
14 May, 2022
