Trump tries to reset presidency in State of the Union speech
Washington – US President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday of a “turnaround for the ages” in his State of the... Read more
25 Feb
Iran dismisses missile, nuclear claims after Trump alleges ‘sinister ambitions’
Paris – Iran on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile programme as “big lies”, after President Donald Trump... Read more
25 Feb
Senegal PM vows to double penalty for same-sex relations
Dakar – Senegal’s prime minister Tuesday unveiled legislation that would double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them... Read more
25 Feb
Ethiopia revokes independent news outlet’s license
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia on Tuesday revoked the licence of independent online outlet Addis Standard saying it harmed national... Read more
25 Feb
Sierra Leone, Guinea accuse each other of border incursions
Freetown – Sierra Leone and Guinea on Tuesday traded accusations of border incursions, with Freetown saying Guinean soldiers crossed... Read more
25 Feb
Millions paid? Nigeria accused of secret ransom deal to free 230 kidnapped schoolchildren
Kano – The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a “huge” ransom of millions of dollars to free up... Read more
24 Feb
Activist drugged, kidnapped in Kenya — rescued in border rendition scare
Nairobi – A Tanzanian human rights activist was abducted in Kenya but rescued before being taken across the border,... Read more
24 Feb
US immigration agents’ training ‘broken’: whistleblower
Washington – A former US immigration official said Monday that training for federal agents was “deficient, defective and broken,”... Read more
24 Feb
US women’s ice hockey team declines to attend Trump address
Washington – The US women’s ice hockey team declined an invitation to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address,... Read more
24 Feb
DRC-Burundi border reopens after M23 assault: officials
Kinshasa – A key border crossing between Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi reopened on Monday after more than... Read more
24 Feb
