African envoys head for Ethiopia as ultimatum expires for assault
African envoys went to Ethiopia to plead for peace on Wednesday, hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face...
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Burundi ex-leader quits AU envoy job after convicted of killing vote rival
Burundi’s ex-President Pierre Buyoya said on Wednesday he had resigned his position as an African Union envoy after his conviction and life sentence last month...
Kenya, European Council leaders resolve to pursue end to Ethiopian military offensive
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Tuesday agreed to pursue an end to the fight in Ethiopia...
Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat
The people of Burkina Faso began voting in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning...
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were...
Nigerian government powers Katsina hospitals, schools with 300KVA, 30KVA facilities
The federal government Friday formally inaugurated a 300KVA transformer and a 30kw off-grid solar-powered facility in Katsina, which it said would help electrify schools, hospitals...
Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of jihadist threat
Burkina Faso will vote in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore expected to...
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces fire rockets into city, no casualties
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray region fired rockets on Friday into the city of Bahir Dar in the neighbouring Amhara region but caused no casualties...
Teargas, rubber bullets on second day of protests in Uganda
Security forces fanned out across the Ugandan capital on Thursday, firing teargas and rubber bullets at pockets of protesters angered by the arrest of presidential...
FRC seeks powers to punish defaulting ministries, agencies
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) is seeking an amendment to its activities to allow the punishment of agencies who fail to render their accounts as...