Tags GENERAL Gambia’s truth commission begins hearings into former ruler’s reign A commission looking into abuses of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh begun its proceedings on Monday. This as the country’s
Tags GENERAL Opposition asks Gabon President to address nation following coup attempt A leading member of Gabon’s main opposition party has called on President Ali Bongo Ondimba to address the nation following
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe teachers threaten to strike from Tuesday Zimbabwean teachers have threatened to go on strike from Tuesday to demand that their salaries be paid in dollars. The
Tags GENERAL Kenya earns $1.5bn from tourism in 2018 Kenya’s tourism earnings rose 31.3 percent in 2018, buoyed by growth in tourist arrivals after prolonged electioneering period in 2017.
Tags GENERAL Gabon’s opposition party denies link to coup attempt Gabon’s main opposition party has distanced itself from the attempted coup on Monday. Local media report a spokesperson for the
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia-Eritrea open another border crossing point The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday officially opened a common border along the
Tags GENERAL African Union chief condemns coup attempt in Gabon African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat has “strongly condemned” an attempted coup by rebel soldiers in the Gabonese capital on
Tags GENERAL Military officers ‘stage coup’ in Gabon: media The military have seized power in Gabon, according to media reports, after months of speculation on whether their ailing leader
Tags NEWS Nigeria arrests two reporters over Boko Haram coverage Nigerian security forces on Sunday arrested two journalists over their coverage of the jihadist group Boko Haram, sources at the
Tags GENERAL Nigerian army raids local newspaper after Boko Haram article Nigeria’s army on Sunday raided the country’s Daily Trust newspaper and arrested two of its journalists following the publication of