Scores of people indicted in Seirra Leone over failed military coup attempt
Twelve persons have been indicted in Sierra Leone for their alleged involvement in the failed coup attempt in November. In...
Africa
US kicks out Uganda, other African countries as beneficiaries from African Growth and Opportunity Act
The United States has officially removed Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries from the African Growth and Opportunity...
Egypt pledges support to Somalia amid disputes with Ethiopia
Amid a dispute with Ethiopia on a sea access agreement with Somaliland, President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has promised...
France shuts down embassy in Niger, cites diplomatic difficulties to function
In what further highlights deteriorating relations between France and Niger, Paris announced on Tuesday that it has suspended operations in...
Ethiopia-Somaliland deal: President Hassan Sheik fumes, says ‘not an inch of Somalia can be signed away by anybody’
President Hassan Sheikh Mahmud of Somalia has condemned what it called the illegal infringement of Ethiopia's national sovereignty and territorial...
Somalia throw-outs port deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland
The Somali government on Tuesday rejected a pact signed between Ethiopia and its breakaway region of Somaliland, allowing Addis Ababa...
Chad ruling military government names opposition leader Succès Masra as new Prime Minister
The Chadian government has named top politician Succès Masra as the first prime minister under the nation's newly adopted 5th...
Former President John Mahama renews pledges to rescue economically battered Ghana
The former President of Ghana, who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has called...
South Africa: Six people killed in road crash in Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape provincial transport department said a crash occurred on the N2 between Dutywa and Mthatha on New Year's...
DR Congo: Incumbent Felix Tshisekedi re-elected in controversial poll
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been re-elected for a second term after receiving more...
