Discontent simmers after Eswatini monarchy bans protests
Manzini – For decades, Raymond’s family has been growing maize and rearing chickens on land entrusted to the king... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Sudan anti-coup protesters gear up for mass rallies
Khartoum – Sudanese anti-coup protesters are planning mass demonstrations on Saturday against a military takeover that has derailed the country’s... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Zambia unveils $9.8bn budget, aims to end debt crisis
Lusaka – Zambia’s new government laid out its plan to restore financial stability on Friday, presenting a new budget as... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
‘We need to have some change,’ Eswatini deputy PM says amid pro-democracy protests
Mbabane – Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, needs to enact reforms in the wake of pro-democracy protests that have rattled... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
West Africa bloc Ecowas sends mission to post-coup Guinea
Conakry – The West African bloc Ecowas has dispatched a new mission to Guinea for talks on the return to... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
West Africa bloc says Mali envoy’s expulsion ‘extreme’
Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas on Thursday branded Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as “extreme,” and said... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
‘Ethiopia air strike on Tigray kills 10,’ hospital, rebel sources say
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s military on Thursday carried out an air strike on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Mozambique needs political solution to jihadist unrest, civic groups say
Johannesburg – Mozambique must find a political solution to end four years of unrest by Islamist militants, civic rights... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Zimbabwe sanctions should go as they only worsen crisis, UN expert says
Harare – Sanctions against Zimbabwean politicians and institutions should be scrapped because they worsen pre-existing social and economic woes in... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Deadly street clashes in Sudan as Biden slams military coup
Khartoum – Sudan’s security forces clashed on Thursday with protesters furious over a military coup that has derailed a transition... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
