Tags GENERAL Egypt extends emergency state in N. Sinai by 3 months Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended by three months a state of emergency imposed in some parts of restive North
Tags GENERAL Botswana grants 10 Eritrean soccer players asylum Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players who sought refuge after playing in a World
Tags GENERAL South Sudan Peace Pact Under Threat Ex-Sudanese Prime minister Al Madhi warns that South Sudan’s peace agreement that was signed in August is already under threat
Tags GENERAL Fight ensues for position of Libyan ambassador to Cairo The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is facing a strange diplomatic problem, as Mohamed Salah al-Dirsi, the acting Libyan ambassador in Cairo
Tags GENERAL UN backs tougher African Union stance on Burundi The UN Security Council on Wednesday backed an African Union decision to investigate human rights abuses in Burundi, and said
Tags GENERAL Floods in Somalia awakens the country to Imminent El Nino Flash floods in Somalia have destroyed thousands of makeshift homes, as well as latrines and shallow wells, the United Nations
Tags GENERAL Uganda students lament high cost of living and rising tuition fees As student protests continue in South Africa, students in Uganda are also raising concerns about high costs. They say they
Tags GENERAL Gambian President’s Land Gift to Nollywood Stars opposed by Local Film maker Nollywood has welcomed the gesture by the Gambian President to award parcel of lands as gift to some of its
Tags GENERAL Who is Cote d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara’s? For many observers, Alassane Ouattara’s victory will come as a relief. He is credited for helping stabilise Cote d’Ivoire
Tags GENERAL Free College Education Is Possible in South Africa Says Zuma South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said free university education is possible, four days after he acceded to demands of