Unrest

Eswatini pro-democracy groups reject king’s calls for mediation

Manzini – Africa’s last absolute monarch on Saturday called for calm and dialogue in the kingdom of Eswatini following... Read more

24 Oct, 2021

Yaounde – Human Rights Watch on Friday derided as a “sham” a trial which saw four men sentenced to death... Read more

23 Oct, 2021

Manzini – Africa’s last absolute monarchy Eswatini on Thursday banned protests as regional mediators landed in the kingdom amid... Read more

22 Oct, 2021

Manzini – African mediators arrived in the continent’s last absolute monarchy Eswatini on Thursday, as another death was reported... Read more

21 Oct, 2021

Bamako – Presumed jihadists have kidnapped five civilians in southern Mali, security sources and a local official told AFP on... Read more

21 Oct, 2021

Phoenix – On the face of it, Phoenix is a peaceful South African town, with affluent homes, a shopping... Read more

21 Oct, 2021

Manzini – Eswatini security forces used live ammunition to break up a pro-democracy protest by nurses, shooting at least 30... Read more

21 Oct, 2021

Mbabane – At least 80 people were injured in Eswatini on Wednesday, a union leader said, as security forces cracked... Read more

21 Oct, 2021

Port Sudan – Under the harsh rule of ex-president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s eastern tribes felt abandoned and neglected, even taking... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s military launched a new air strike on the Tigrayan capital Mekele on Wednesday, the second... Read more

20 Oct, 2021