Mali stands firm against economic sanctions
Bamako – Mali’s ruling military junta has appeared unflinching so far in the face of economic sanctions imposed a... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Modi’s party eyes big win as key Indian state votes
Ghaziabad – Polls opened on Thursday in India’s most populous state in a test of the appeal of Prime Minister... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Sudan arrests leading anti-coup bloc figures
Khartoum – Sudanese security agents on Wednesday arrested two leading figures including an ex-minister from the opposition Forces for... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Central African Republic appoints new PM to head same cabinet
Bangui – The Central African Republic’s economy minister Felix Moloua became premier on Wednesday after the president fired the post’s... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Angelina Jolie, at US Capitol, presses for domestic violence law
Washington – Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Biden clings to Covid caution as US seeks to leave pandemic behind
Washington – President Joe Biden declared victory too early the last time that Covid seemed to be ending in... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Tunisian judges strike after president scraps watchdog
Tunis – Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Sanctioned Mali seeking ‘compromise’ with West African neighbours
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it was in talks with the West African bloc Ecowas,... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Prominent Ugandan author flees into exile, his lawyer says
Kampala – A prominent Ugandan author who was charged with insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his son has fled the... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Uganda appoints US-blacklisted spy to top police job
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a former military intelligence chief, who is blacklisted by the United States... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
