Politics
Let’s take the region forward, Kenya’s President Kenyatta tells Uganda’s Museveni after poll win
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has termed President Yoweri Museveni's re-election as a testimony of the confidence the people of Uganda...
Tunisia PM realigns cabinet
Tunisian Prime Minister Hisham Al-Mashishi has announced that intends to change the Cabinet of Ministers that he has been heading...
Islamic State seizes military base in Northeast Nigeria
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state after overnight...
EU suspends budget support to Ethiopia over Tigray crisis
The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted...
Algeria, Kenya to intensify co-operation in energy and counter terrorism
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday held talks with Mr Sabri Boukadoum, a special envoy of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at...
Ugandan military raid Bobi Wine’s home ahead of election results
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine said Friday the military had entered and “taken control” of his home and “we...
Militia attacks peacekeeping convoy in Mali, killing 4 personnel
The peacekeepers’ convoy was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED), and the troops then came under attack by unidentified...
Nigeria to reopen schools despite rise in COVID19 cases
The directive followed a comprehensive appraisal of a school resumption proposal by stakeholders, Ben Goong, spokesperson for the Nigerian education...
Mali’s transitional government an opportunity to change cycle of political crisis
Following the Aug. 18 mutiny that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, special representative and head of the UN Stabilization Mission...
Military kills 64 Boko Haram militia in north eastern Nigeria
At least 64 Boko Haram militants were killed in multiple operations by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast region,...