Tags NEWS Libya strongman says backs 2018 elections Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has said he will support 2018 elections in the war-torn country but also implied he would
Tags GENERAL China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching A ban on ivory sales in China, the world’s largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, takes effect on
Tags GENERAL Tanzania threatens to de-register churches who rap president from pulpit Tanzania has threatened to revoke the registration of religious organisations that “mix religion and politics” after a cleric criticised President
Tags GENERAL Cameroon acquits former mayor of working with Boko Haram A former mayor in Cameroon arrested in September 2014 for alleged complicity with Boko Haram was acquitted Thursday, a week
Tags GENERAL Italy aims to send up to 470 troops to Niger to curb people-smuggling Italy aims to deploy up to 470 troops to Niger to help tackle people-smuggling, the military General Staff said on
Tags GENERAL Liberia’s Boakai concedes defeat to former soccer star Weah Liberia’s vice president Joseph Boakai conceded defeat in a presidential election run-off to ex-footballer George Weah on Friday. Weah will
Tags GENERAL Ex-soccer star “King George” Weah wins Liberia’s presidency Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia’s presidential run-off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month,
Tags GENERAL At least 10 killed in gunman attack at a church near Cairo A gunman opened fire outside a Coptic church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s top court rules parliament failed to hold Zuma to account over scandal South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a
Tags GENERAL Somalia says ready to host international games Somalia is looking forward to play matches on home soil for the first time in three decades. The country last