Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa urges unity to end post-election violence
Zimbabwe’s President-elect and leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party, Emmerson Mnangagwa last weekend, called for Zimbabwe to unite behind him after he was declared winner […]
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Egypt: 52 jihadists killed in Sinai
Egypt’s security forces have killed about 52 suspected militants in recent days in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the military said in a statement on […]
Mali: German peacekeepers clean explosive devices from the “road of death”
German peacekeepers from MINUSMA, the United Nations Mission in Mali have embarked on a mission to patrol the “road of death”, searching for clues of […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe vote
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, according to the country’s electoral commission. Emmerson Mnangagwa, who seized power from President Robert Mugabe in a […]
Mali: Incumbent President Keita, rival Cissé in run-off poll
Mali’s presidential election will go to a run-off poll after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita failed to get enough votes to win a second term in […]
Nigeria’s Buhari praises President Barrow for stability in post-Jammeh Gambia
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lauded his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, for bringing stability to Gambia since the downfall of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. […]
Togo, Guinea Bissau top agenda of ECOWAS leaders’ meeting in Lomé
Togo and Guinea Bissau have topped the agenda of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in […]
Congo’s Bemba arrives in, prepares to Challenge Kabila
Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrives in Kinshasa on Wednesday to submit his presidential candidacy after a decade in prison in The Hague. The president […]
EU Announces New €2 Million Assistance for Refugees, Host Communities in Uganda
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) confirmed last week fresh funding worth €2 million to the International Organization for Migration […]
Comoros holds referendum to extend presidential term limits
Comoros holds a referendum on Monday to extend presidential term limits and change the current system which sees power rotate every five years between the […]