UN Urges DRC to Investigate Machete Killing of 47 Civilians
The United Nations on Tuesday, urged the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the killing of dozens civilians including two children in […]
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Zimbabwe: Protests Overwhelm Mugabe Regime
Zimbabwean police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water canon on crowds marching through the streets of the capital Harare protesting against plans by the […]
Rio: Kenyan Runner Defends his Title, Wins Second Gold Medal
David Rudisha won Kenya’s second gold medal on Monday at the ongoing Rio Olympics games. His victory was a successful defense of his Olympic 800m […]
Zambia: Tension Mounts as Vote Results Delayed
Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday accused the nation’s electoral commission for slow progress in releasing the result of Aug. 11 vote. So […]
Dual Citizenship Law Raises Controversy in Senegal
Senegalese president Macky Sall is accused of using dual citizenship to sideline political opponents in the West African Nation after a proposal to ban presidential […]
DRC: Kabila Leading the Country into Dictatorship – Katumbi
Leading opposition presidential candidate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC,) Moise Katumbi on Wednesday said the incumbent President Joseph Kabila is gradually leading the […]
Togo, Israel Poised to Boost Ties
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé to discuss cooperation between the two countries. […]
Somalia Welcomes First US Ambassador in Two Decades
Somalia welcomed Stephen Schwartz as new US ambassador to the country, making the senior Foreign Service officer, the first US diplomat to the war-torn country […]
Ethiopia: Security Forces ‘Kill’ Dozens to Suppress Wave of Protests
International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday accused Ethiopian security forces of shooting dead people in Oromia and Amhara regions in an attempt to […]
Boko Haram’s Shekau Says he ‘is still alive, still in charge’
Leader of the Nigeria-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied in an audio message that he has been replaced. In a 10-minute audio […]