South Sudanese leaders sign key military agreement as part of 2018 peace deal
In South Sudan, rival leaders signed an agreement Sunday on a key military provision of the 2018 peace deal, after mediation by neighboring Sudan. The […]
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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 […]
Somalia: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed calls for elections
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, under pressure from his allies, called for elections after a day on Tuesday that saw residents of Mogadishu leave their […]
Tribal clashes have left at least 55 people dead and 37 injured in Darfur
A new massacre grieves Darfur. After more than 80 deaths this weekend in the west, this time it is the south of the Sudanese province […]
Former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya passed away from Covid-19
President of Burundi from 1987 to 1993, then from 1996 to 2003, Pierre Buyoya died this Thursday at the age of 71. He died from […]
Cameroon: Bishops call for dialogue to “avert senseless civil war”
Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have reiterated their call for dialogue as a way out of the security crisis in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions. The clergy, in […]
50 years after the Biafra war, Nigeria agrees to pay victims
50 years after the Biafra civil war, Nigeria’s government has accepted to pay $245million compensation to the victims, local media reported. According to papers of […]
Liberians expect provisional election results as vote counting goes on
Vote counting is underway in Liberia as over two million voters await the results of the general elections held on Tuesday. Vice-President Joseph Boakai and […]
Gabon’s Ping Accused of Inciting ‘Civil War’
Gabon’s opposition candidate for the August presidential election, Jean Ping, has been caught up in controversy back home in Gabon this weekend. In a viral […]
Libya: IMF predicts strong economic rebound
As Libya is recovering from a civil war that ended with the ouster last year of Moammar Gadhafi and as its oil is flowing again […]