Trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma to resume in April
South Africa’s judiciary has rejected former President Jacob Zuma’s appeals to further delay his corruption trial due to resume in April, the National Prosecuting Authority […]
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Kenyan Supreme Court struck down President’s constitutional review
Kenya’s Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a constitutional review process initiated by President Uhuru Kenyatta, putting a halt to his plans four months before […]
Burundi allows BBC to resume broadcasting
The National Communication Council (CNC) had suspended the broadcasting on May 4, 2018, of the BBC and the American radio station VOA for “breaches of […]
Zimbabwe redistributes land abandoned by black farmers
Zimbabwe has begun redistributing unused land that was given to black farmers during President Mugabe’s bloody land reforms of the early 2000s, Agriculture Minister Anxious […]
Ghana: Parliament passes controversial tax on mobile payments
After several months of heated debates and protests from the opposition, the Ghanaian Parliament has just passed a measure to introduce a 1.5% tax on […]
South Sudan: Riek Machar calls Sudanese General al-Burhan for help
Faced with growing tensions with President Salva Kiir, his vice president Riek Machar is trying to get help from East African countries gathered in the […]
Senator Abdullahi Adamu to lead Nigeria’s ruling party
Nigeria’s presidential party, the APC, has named Senator Abdullahi Adamu as its new leader to represent it in the next presidential election. This was done […]
Thousands of Sudanese continue to demonstrate against the coup and inflation
Thousands of demonstrators marched Thursday in the sudanese capital Khartoum to protest against the October coup and the high cost of living in their country […]
Ethiopian government declares “unlimited humanitarian truce’’
The Ethiopian government declared an “indefinite humanitarian truce” in its conflict with rebels in Tigray on Thursday, to allow “the free flow of humanitarian aid […]
Shooting at Mogadishu airport
At least three people were killed Wednesday in an attack by Shebab Islamists on the airport of the Somali capital Mogadishu, a heavily protected compound […]