Guinea crisis: West Africa group Ecowas plans virtual summit
Accra – West Africa’s economic bloc Ecowas will hold a virtual summit on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Guinea,... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s graft trial to be delayed again – prosecutors
Johannesburg – The graft trial of former president Jacob Zuma, scheduled to resume this week, will be delayed by 10... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Guinea putschists promise to free ‘political detainees’
Conakry – Putschists who seized power in Guinea at the weekend have pledged to release “political detainees” held under... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Impunity rules as juntas take over in Mali, Chad, Guinea
Bamako – Power grabs in West Africa over the past year – in Chad, Mali and most recently Guinea... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Algeria police arrest 27 suspected members of separatist group
Algiers – Algerian police said on Monday that they had arrested 27 people suspected of belonging to a separatist group... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Guinea’s new strongman: Combat-hardened ex-Legionnaire
Conakry – Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the latest coup in Guinea, is a highly educated, combat-hardened soldier... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Tunisian wounded in Arab Spring burns self alive
Tunis – A young man wounded in Tunisia’s 2011 revolution has burned himself alive after the government failed to provide... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Nigeria troops carry out offensive against kidnap gangs in northwest
Kano – Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out an offensive against kidnap gangs in a... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
South Africa rejigs vote calendar after delay bid fails
Johannesburg – South Africa’s electoral commission on Monday unveiled a timeline for controversial local elections after the country’s top... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
Ethiopian Airlines says weapons seized in Sudan ‘legal’
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday its transport of weapons to Sudan was a “legal and commercial”... Read more
7 Sep, 2021
