Families seek justice for Sudan’s slain anti-Bashir plotters
After decades of searching for their loved ones’ remains, the families of slain Sudanese officers who attempted a coup against strongman Omar al-Bashir are demanding...
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AfDB Group supports Ghana’s coronavirus response plan with $69 million grant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19...
Deposed Central African Republic leader announces presidential bid
Deposed former Central African Republic President Francois Bozize announced on Saturday his candidacy for the December presidential vote despite being under U.N. sanctions and subject...
DR Congo’s Joseph Kabila prowls the political sidelines
Officially, he stepped down in January 2019, retiring after 18 years at the helm of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa. But nearly 18 months...
Sudan finds mass grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by ousted ex-leader Omar al-Bashir
Sudan has found a mass grave that most likely contains remains of 28 army officers executed in 1990 for plotting an attempted coup against the...
Francophone community to vet Niger voter list
The world organisation of French-speaking nations is to scrutinise Niger’s electoral roll (voter list) ahead of crucial elections this year, President Mahamadou Issoufou’s office said...
Sudan adjourns trial of Omar al-Bashir, allies for 1989 coup
Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and some of his former allies went on trial on Tuesday on charges of leading a military coup that brought...
NNPC suffers 47 percent drop in petrol sales revenue
AHA Taxis The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation saw its revenue from petrol sales plunge by 47.38 per cent to N107.61bn in April as supply dropped...
Schools in Kenya to remain closed until 2021
Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary pupils would return to class...
Algeria expects France to apologise for colonial past – president
Algeria is waiting for an apology for France’s colonial occupation of the North African country, the president said, expressing hope that Emmanuel Macron would build...