Somalia parliament impeaches premier in no-confidence vote
Somalia’s Parliament has ousted Prime Minister Hassan Khaire, throwing into confusion the country’s electoral plan. After a motion of no-confidence was Saturday tabled in the...
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Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention
Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight...
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...
UK bans Huawei 5G gear, orders all network equipment torn out by 2027
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that...
Belgian king expresses deep regret for colonial past in Congo
Belgium’s King Philippe expressed deep regret on Tuesday for the “suffering and humiliation” inflicted on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during its 75-year...
South African lawmakers concerned over food insecurity caused by coronavirus
South African lawmakers on Friday voiced concern over food insecurity threatening 8 million people in the country as a result of COVID-19. COVID-19 is a...
Burundi president becomes first head of state to ‘die of coronavirus’
Burundi president has become the first head of state to die of COVID-19, according to medics at the hospital where he was flown to following...
DR Congo officials deny virus figures manipulated
Government officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denied any manipulation of its figures for coronavirus cases and deaths. The controversy came as health...
Defiant Lesotho premier shows no sign of resigning
Lesotho’s embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal...
Tanzania opposition MPs to boycott parliament after three legislators die
Tanzania’s leading opposition party has called for a suspension of Parliament after three legislators died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. Freeman Mbowe,...