Ethiopia extends PM and lawmakers’ terms, to hold polls once threat from virus is over
Ethiopia’s parliament approved on Wednesday an extra year in office for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after August elections were postponed,
Tunisia parliament rejects motion calling for French apology for colonial era crimes
After a heated, 14-hour debate, Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday rejected a motion calling on France to apologize for crimes permitted
Protest against COVID19 lockdown leaves three dead in DR Congo
At least three people died during a protest by hundreds of demonstrators in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital against
PM Abiy Ahmed praises President Xi’s leadership in COVID-19 fight
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has hailed Chinese President Xi Jinping for the great leadership role he has played in
Kenyan professionals seek alternative income sources during COVID-19 crisis
Nestled in a plush residential area of Kenya’s Kiambu County is a relatively odd sight: an open market by the
Morocco to ease coronavirus lockdown measures
The Moroccan government said on Tuesday it will start easing restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections but delay a
Rwanda invites country’s businesses to apply for COVID-19 bailout
Businesses in Rwanda have been invited to begin applying for funding under the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF), a two-year facility
Sudan committee seizes Bashir’s bank account, closes FX bureaus
A Sudanese anti-corruption committee said on Tuesday it had confiscated a bank account belonging to ousted President Omar al-Bashir and
UK, US and Norway urge South Sudan government to appoint state governors
The governments of the UK, USA & the Kingdom of Norway on Tuesday issued a joint statement expressing their concern
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on Blue Nile dam
Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on Tuesday resumed talks on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam after the failure of a