Mali Appoints New President After Military Coup
DAKAR, Senegal — A military officer who helped depose the president of Mali in a coup last month has announced that a retired colonel will...
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Mali military junta appoints interim president
Mali’s former Defence Minister, Ba N’Daou, has been named as president of the country’s new transition government. The new president is meant to lead the...
At least 10 civilians killed in armed attacks in DR Congo
At least 10 civilians have been killed in two armed attacks by militants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern part of the...
WHO endorses protocol for coronavirus herbal medicine trials
World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed Saturday a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other...
Samuel Jackson Traces the History of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
[Race/Related is available as a newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.] About two years ago, Samuel L. Jackson, the Hollywood...
Ivory Coast opposition calls for protests against Ouattara
Ivory Coast’s main presidential election challenger and a group of opposition parties have called for a civil disobedience campaign to stop President Alassane Ouattara’s bid...
Fire ravages Uganda’s top university
A huge fire has destroyed part of the main building of Uganda’s prestigious Makerere University, one of Africa’s oldest, police said Sunday. “The fire is...
Ethiopia files terrorism charges against leading opposition activist
Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against a prominent media mogul and opposition politician from the Oromo ethnic group, Jawar Mohammed, the attorney general’s office said...
France indicts Central Africa war crimes suspect
France has arrested and indicted a former guard of deposed Central African Republic president Francois Bozize for “complicity in crimes against humanity”, anti-terrorist prosecutors said...
Somali leader names new prime minister
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has named Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister. The president said Mr Roble was selected on the basis of “his...