Delayed Libya poll ‘slow motion train wreck’, analysts say
Tripoli – Libyans were meant to elect a president Friday hoping to help end years of turmoil, but the... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Biden says a Trump candidacy would motivate second term run
Washington – Though he isn’t even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Exiled former Tunisia leader sentenced to 4 years, judicial source says
Tunis – A Tunisian court sentenced in absentia exiled former president Moncef Marzouki, a fierce critic of the power grab... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Libya since Gaddafi: A decade of civil war and chaos
Tripoli – With Libya’s presidential election set to be delayed, here is a timeline of the chaos that has gripped... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Congo opposition chief allowed to leave for medical care
Brazzaville – A leading Congolese opposition figure has been allowed to leave the country for medical treatment in London, his... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Burundi commission says 1972 Hutu killings were genocide
Nairobi – A Burundi government commission set up to investigate killings that have scarred the tiny country declared for the... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Nigeria president refuses to approve election law change
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday refused to approve an amendment to the electoral law that would introduce... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Armed groups deploy in Libya capital amid tensions over election
Tripoli – Armed groups deployed in the suburbs of Libya’s capital on Tuesday, sparking security fears ahead of an... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Second death, rapes reported at Sudan’s mass protest Sunday
Khartoum – The death toll from a crackdown on Sudanese protesters on Sunday rose to two, medics said on Tuesday,... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say
Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
