Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga’s body arrives in Nairobi
Nairobi – The body of revered Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga arrived in Nairobi on Thursday from India where... Read more
16 Oct
Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal
Jerusalem – Israel’s defence minister threatened Wednesday to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a... Read more
16 Oct
Amnesty urges Ivory Coast to ‘stop stifling protests’ ahead of polls
Abidjan – Amnesty International on Thursday called on authorities in Ivory Coast to end a crackdown on opposition protests... Read more
16 Oct
Ceasefire halts deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting
Spin Boldak – A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, after dozens of... Read more
16 Oct
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Indonesia’s Papua: USGS
Jakarta – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey... Read more
16 Oct
DRC ex-president Kabila rallies opposition in Kenya
Nairobi – Former president Joseph Kabila rallied opponents of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s current government in Kenya’s capital... Read more
16 Oct
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga dies, sparking emotion, uncertainty
Nairobi – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a “towering statesman” over decades of upheaval, died at the age of... Read more
15 Oct
Benin opposition picks lawyer as presidential hopeful
Cotonou – Benin’s main opposition party has chosen lawyer Renaud Agbodjo as its candidate in next year’s presidential election... Read more
15 Oct
At least 14 miners killed in Venezuela floods
Caracas – At least 14 miners have died in floods caused by heavy rain in eastern Venezuela, rescue workers... Read more
15 Oct
Lawsuit filed to void Ghana-US deportation deal
Accra – A civil society group has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare illegal the deportation deal between Ghana... Read more
15 Oct
