DRC’s Main Opposition Party Sacks Secretary General
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s veteran opposition chief Étienne Tshisekedi has sacked the secretary general of his party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress […]
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Gabon: Bongo Told not to Use Force Ahead of Elections
Gabon opposition candidate Guy Nzoumba Ndama, on Wednesday, warned the incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba not to use force during the August 27 election in […]
Zambia: Voters Cast Ballots in Tight Presidential Race
Voters in Zambia on Thursday braved the cold weather and flock to polling stations to cast their vote in the general elections to elect their […]
Sudan: Talks to End Years of Conflict Resume
Talks to end years of conflict in Sudan began on Tuesday, a day after the signing of a roadmap agreement on peace and dialogue by […]
Egypt Closes 48 Forex Bureaus as Black Market Surges
Egypt’s central bank has reportedly closed 48 foreign exchange bureaus since the start of the year for trading at black market rates and other violations, […]
Mozambique: Peace Talks with Renamo Resume
Mozambique’s government on Monday resumed peace talks with the main opposition party Renamo in Maputo. Two decades after the end of Mozambique’s bloody civil war […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Appears in New Video, Vows to Continue Jihad
Boko Haram’s disputed leader Abubakar Shekau reiterated, in a new video, that he would make his fight against Nigeria and the entire world a “personal […]
Zambia: Ministers to Vacate Office Ahead of Elections
Zambia’s constitutional court on Monday ruled that all cabinet and provincial ministers should vacate office ahead of the country’s upcoming elections. The country is heading […]
Zimbabwe: Protests won’t Topple Me – Mugabe
Speaking in his annual National Heroes Day speech, honoring guerrillas who died in the country’s war of independence in the 1970s, Zimbabwe’s President, 92-year old […]
Tunisia: Ennahda Hopes for More Cabinet Seats
Tunisia’s largest party in parliament, Ennahda, hopes to get a high number of ministerial positions in the forthcoming unity government to be announced soon. The […]