Sudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Monday at thousands of demonstrators calling for civilian rule and... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
Intelligence failures fuelled South Africa riots, probe finds
Johannesburg – The deadly riots that rocked South Africa after ex-president Jacob Zuma was jailed last year exposed significant intelligence... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
Sudan army supporters in new show of force in Khartoum
Khartoum – Thousands of supporters of Sudan’s army rallied on Saturday in front of the UN mission in Khartoum,... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
Mali publishes bill to shore up junta leader’s powers
Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau party meeting blocked after foiled coup
Bissau – Security forces prevented Guinea-Bissau’s former ruling party from meeting in the capital on Saturday, the party said,... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
‘I have a right to freedom of speech… I fought for this country, says defiant Lindiwe Sisulu
Cape Town – Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has reportedly said that she has a right to freedom of speech... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
Guinea interim assembly holds first post-coup session
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional assembly, which is tasked with organising a return to civilian rule after the military overthrow... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
SA is in a state of drift: the danger is that the ANC turns the way of Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand The dismal fate of Zimbabwe under the stewardship of the Zimbabwe African National... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
West African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bid
Bissau – West Africa bloc Ecowas has announced it will send a “stabilising support force” to Guinea-Bissau, where an... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president urges ‘return to duties’ after putsch attempt
Bissau – Bissau-Guinean President Umaru Sissoco Embalo urged people to “return to their duties” on Thursday, two days after an... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
