Cape Town: Call for national government intervention by ANC
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Wednesday it supports a call on the national government to intervene in
Namibia suspends foreign travel for public officials
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has banned all foreign travel by public officials until at least the end of February in
Egypt’s leader serves opposition parties with stern warning
Egypt’s president has given a thinly veiled but stern warning to opposition politicians calling for a boycott of presidential elections
UNHCR chief: Uganda has most progressive refugee policies in Africa
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Wednesday praised Uganda’s “open border” policy for refugees fleeing violence
Aubameyang joins Arsenal, becomes most expensive African player
Gabonese prolific striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Wednesday joined English Premier League side Arsenal for £56 million, becoming the most expensive
Lassa fever kills at least 21 in Nigeria
Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday,
Guinea-Bissau president names new PM in bid to end crisis
Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz named a new prime minister late on Tuesday, appointing Augusto Antonio Artur Da Silva by
Kenya: Opposition’s resistance movement declared a criminal group
The Kenyan government through the Interior Ministry has declared National Resistance Movement (NRM), an arm of the opposition National Super
South Sudan says AU, US sanctions call likely to derail peace process
South Sudan has criticized the African Union (AU) and the United States for calling for all-out sanctions against the nation
HRW condemns Kenya TV switch off over Odinga event
The Kenyan government infringed on the public’s right to information when it switched off news outlets that were airing Tuesday’s