Nigeria wants top judge suspended during graft trial
Nigeria’s government wants the country’s top judge to be suspended pending the outcome of his fiercely-disputed trial on corruption charges,
Ramaphosa backs lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country favours the lifting or easing of international sanctions on neighbouring Zimbabwe. Ramaphosa
EU, AU signal support, but no acclaim, for Congo’s Tshisekedi
The European Union and the African Union said on Tuesday they had taken note of the decision by the Democratic
Ethiopian-Eritrean railway study gets financial backing from Italy
Italy has pledged to finance a feasibility study for a planned rail line linking the Eritrean port city of Massawa
Egyptian TV host arrested for “promoting” homosexuality
An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV presenter to a year in prison for interviewing a gay sex worker on
Mozambique hunts anti-corruption T-shirts
Police in Mozambique have camped outside the office of the main anti corruption body NGO, the Centre for Public Integrity
Congo inauguration postponed; police stop opposition rally
Congo’s police dispersed a gathering Monday of supporters waiting to hear a speech by presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu, his spokeswoman
Italy wants France sanctioned for ‘creating poverty’ in Africa
Italy’s deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday insisted that France’s policies in Africa have created poverty and caused
Zimbabwe’s president returns amid economic crisis, crackdown
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Harare late Monday after cutting short his fund-raising trip in order to address the
Mali Al-Qaeda branch claims responsibility for attack on UN
SITE Intelligence Group says Mali’s al-Qaida branch claimed responsibility for an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping mission that killed