Regional ruling party wins all seats in Ethiopia’s ‘illegal’ polls
The ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region won all contested seats in elections this week that have further poisoned an already hostile relationship with...
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Mali’s ill-equipped army in spotlight after coup
Mali’s army, which staged last month’s coup in the war-torn nation, is taking on a role in politics despite being hamstrung by a crippling lack...
Mali: Military, others to hold transition talks weekend
Mali’s junta, which seized power in a coup last month, will hold transition talks with political parties and civil society groups this weekend, an official...
Burundi jails members of notorious ruling party youth wing
A judge in Burundi has jailed more than a dozen police officers, local officials and members of the ruling party’s violent youth wing after finding...
Boko Haram attacks Cameroon IDP camp, kills 16
Fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed at least 16 people in an attack on a camp for displaced people in northern Cameroon, an...
Tunisia premier resigns after political row – report
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned on Wednesday, according to two official sources who did not want to be named, after a row with the...
WHO calls for equitable access to future coronavirus vaccines in Africa
Flickr The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa has joined immunisation experts in urging the international community and countries to take concrete actions to ensure...
Egypt arrests alleged serial sexual predator
Egyptian authorities on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly sexually abused dozens of girls and women, in a case that has sparked outrage online, a...
Police officer, two militants killed in Kenya – security official
A police reservist and two armed attackers were killed in a gunfight on Sunday in Kenya’s northeast Mandera county near the border with Somalia, a...