HRW calls for probe into Eswatini protest deaths
Johannesburg – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for an independent probe into the deadly crackdown on protests that... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Suspected jihadists kill around 10 in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed around 10 civilians in northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Tuesday, while four people were... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Jihadists hold 76 farmers for two days in NE Nigeria
Kano – Islamic State-aligned jihadists held 76 farmers for two days in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state near the border with... Read more
2 Nov, 2021
Sudan’s foreign minister says country ‘under arrest’ since coup
Cairo – Sudan has been “under arrest” since a military coup earlier this week, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi told... Read more
31 Oct, 2021
Sudanese security forces kill two during anti-coup protests, medics say
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces killed two people on Saturday during protests against this week’s military coup, medics said. “Two... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
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
‘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
‘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
