South Sudan aid agencies launch $1.5 billion humanitarian appeal
Humanitarian groups are appealing for 1.5 billion dollars to provide urgent and life-saving assistance in 2019. This will be channeled
Ethiopia jails soldiers who marched to PM palace
A military court in Ethiopia on Saturday jailed 66 soldiers for between five and 14 years for marching on Prime
Zimbabwe ruling party okays Mnangagwa re-election bid in 2023
Zimbabwe’s ruling party on Saturday gave the go-ahead to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to run for a second five-year term in
Egypt reveals ‘one of a kind’ tomb
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabaab No 2 seized
A third day of protests began on Saturday in Somalia over the arrest of the former No 2 leader of
Release of 289 Cameroon anglophone separatists delayed
The release of nearly 300 people arrested in connection with Cameroon’s anglophone crisis has been delayed by red tape, state
China and Kenya celebrate 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Friday held a reception marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of China-Kenya diplomatic
Former Ethiopian president Girma Woldegiorgis dies: state media
Former Ethiopian president Girma Woldegiorgis died on Saturday, two weeks short of his 95th birthday, state media reported. Girma was
Tunisia ‘truth commission’ calls for govt to back courts judging torturers
A Tunisian commission tasked with securing justice for victims of decades of dictatorship called on Friday at its final congress
More than 52 000 displaced by ‘horrific violence’ in west Niger: UN
More than 52 000 people have been displaced by violence since January in western Niger, an unstable area hit by