UN welcomes changes to Somalia media law
The United Nations top envoy to Somalia has welcomed the recent introduction of a legislation that seeks to amend the
Kenya’s electoral body asks opposition to cancel protests
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson has asked the opposition NASA Coalition to cancel its planned demonstrations aiming
Egyptian opposition figure jailed for ‘obscene’ hand gesture
A potential challenger to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been handed a jail sentence for public indecency, and could
Mozambique calls for greater aid from wealthy nations
The Mozambican delegation at the United Nations General Assembly has called upon wealthy states to do more in assisting poor
Angola’s new president set to be inaugurated in front of 30 world leaders
Angola’s new president João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço is set to be inaugurated on Tuesday 26 September, in a ceremony that
U.S. carries out its first airstrike in Libya under President Trump
The United States says it carried out its first airstrike in Libya since Donald Trump’s inauguration. U.S. Africa Command said
Egyptian believed to be world’s heaviest woman dies in UAE
An Egyptian woman believed to have been the world’s heaviest has died in the United Arab Emirates. Eman Ahmed Abd
Kenyan opposition calls for mass protests to force electoral officials out
Kenya’s main opposition coalition has called upon its supporters to participate in nationwide protests on Tuesday 26 September, to force
Cote d’Ivoire accepts tribunal ruling over border dispute with Ghana
Cote d’Ivoire has accepted a ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) that favoured Ghana