Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture, execution – UN investigators
The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has just delivered to the Human Rights Council its findings, based on more than 380 interviews, in addition to […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Zambia aims to eradicate malaria by 2021
The Zambian government on Wednesday said it aims to eradicate malaria within three years after deaths from the disease halved last year from 2014. In […]
UN experts discuss Morocco’s accession to ECOWAS
Experts of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) as well as representatives of the private and the public sector are gathered in Benin’s capital […]
Wheelchair-bound Bouteflika sacks Algeria’s police chief
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday dismissed the country’s police chief, General Abdelghani Hamel, the official news agency APS said. The statement announcing the dismissal […]
Sudan: appeals court overturns death sentence of Noura Hussein
A Sudanese court on Tuesday overturned a death sentence on a teenager who killed her husband who, she alleged, had tried to rape her. Noura […]
Ethiopia’s PM welcomes Eritrean delegation over border war
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday welcomed Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and a high-level delegation for historic talks that could ease military tension […]
ECOWAS launches Police Information System in member states
ECOWAS member states will establish a system of regional police to cooperate in the fight against growing transnational crime in the region, regional security officials […]
New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Sahel pest
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on the Fall Armyworm – a crop pest that’s threatening […]
Nigerian star Davido lands top honors at 2018 BET Awards
Nigerian-born pop star Davido won Best International Act at the BET Awards and urged greater collaborations between US and African artist and musicians. As he […]
Algeria: Bouteflika heads to Geneva for health check-up
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was expected in Geneva, Switzerland Monday for a ‘routine’ medical check-up amid calls by his entourage to seek a fifth term […]