UK PM Johnson staring at by-election disaster
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday appeared on the cusp of a crushing by-election defeat in... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Part of Sudan 2020 peace deal suspended after eastern protests
Khartoum – Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Thursday suspended a section of a 2020 peace deal with rebel groups dealing... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Hundreds flee to Thailand as Myanmar junta clashes with rebel group
Yangon – Hundreds of Myanmar villagers have fled to Thailand after junta troops clashed with an ethnic rebel group,... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Benin’s star slips as beacon of democracy after opposition leaders jailed
Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Trump media group plans subscription video service
San Francisco – Trump media group on Tuesday announced it is negotiating with Canadian online video platform Rumble to provide... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Gambia opposition asks Supreme Court to annul election results
Banjul – The Gambia’s leading opposition party on Tuesday said it had petitioned the Supreme Court to annul a December... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
UK drops 11 African countries, including SA from its travel ‘red list’
London – The UK is to drop 11 African countries including South Africa from its “red list” barring incoming travel,... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Tunisia opposition condemns extension of parliament freeze
Tunis – Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday slammed his decision to extend a months-long suspension of parliament,... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
Ble Goude calls on Hague court to help him return to Ivory Coast
Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, a former right-hand man to Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, on Monday called on the... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
UK’s Johnson faces angry MPs at vote on new virus curbs
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday faces a backlash from his own MPs in parliament over... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
