Mali’s Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta to run for a second term (Coalition)
Mali’s incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was sworn in this weekend as a presidential candidate by a coalition of nearly 70 parties in the capital […]
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Mozambique’s opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies at 65
Mozambique’s veteran rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama, who fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War, died at 65, party sources said on Thursday. Dhlakama […]
Zimbabwe: several Zanu-PF bigwigs lose in party primaries
In Zimbabwe, several Zanu-PF bigwigs, mostly politburo members and Cabinet ministers and allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa were defeated in primary elections of the ruling […]
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir names Gabriel Jok Riak new army chief
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has appointed General Gabriel Jok Riak as the new head of the army, State Television reported. The top army general’s […]
Rwanda: police arrest 23 Congolese refugees to break up protest
Rwandan police arrested 23 Congolese refugees after two days of clashes in which one refugee died. Rwandan National Police had reported that one refugee had […]
Kenya’s president begs for forgiveness from Kenyans
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on Kenyans to forgive him for ‘damaging the unity of the country’ during the East African nation’s last […]
Ethiopia hit by nationwide ‘darkness’ as dam’s circuit breaks
A nationwide power cut hit Ethiopia on Tuesday after a technical fault at a massive hydroelectric dam in the Horn of Africa nation. Ethiopia has […]
Campaigning kicks off in Burundi for May 17 referendum
In Burundi, twenty-six parties, most of them aligned with the ruling CNDD-FDD party, on Tuesday, launched the official campaign for a referendum on constitutional change. […]
Morocco, Congo Upgrade their Multi-faceted Cooperation, Sign 14 Agreements
Morocco and the Republic of the Congo Monday signed 14 cooperation agreements during a ceremony in Brazzaville, held under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI […]
Africa’s democratic “laggards” must listen to calls for change—Johnson Sirleaf
Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Saturday said African leaders resisting “democratic transformation” must heed their citizens’ calls for change. The former president of […]