Sierra Leone opposition demands probe over deadly protest
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is calling for an independent probe into last week’s deadly clashes and... Read more
19 Aug, 2022
Workers’ strike targets power stations in Nigeria
Lagos – Nigerian electricity workers on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over pay, throwing parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Hundreds rally in Sudan to support military-backed initiative
Khartoum – Hundreds of Sudanese rallied on Sunday in support of a political initiative backed by army chief Abdel... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Calm returns to Sierra Leone as protest death toll rises
Freetown – Calm returned to Sierra Leone on Thursday a day after an economic protest spiralled into violence the... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Several killed as Somaliland protesters clash with police
Mogadishu – Several people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday after police opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Two police officers killed in Sierra Leone economic protests
Freetown – Two police officers were killed on Wednesday in Sierra Leone after a protest against “economic hardship” descended... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
29 minors detained in Guinea following protests
Conakry – Twenty-nine Guinean minors have been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly and the destruction of property following... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
DRC says 36 killed in recent anti-UN protests
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has said that 36 people, including four United Nations peacekeepers, died during... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
DRC fires warning shots to disperse anti-UN protesters
Beni – Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse protesters approaching a UN peacekeepers’ base in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
Guinea junta urged to hold dialogue after banned demos
Conakry – Civil society organisations, political parties and diplomats on Sunday condemned the junta’s use of force in Guinea... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
