Politics

AU monitors report high tensions before and after the election in Zambia

Following the Thursday vote to pick Zambia's new leader, African Union election observers reported heightened tensions in the country. The…

August 14, 2021

2021, a lethal year for terrorist attacks in the Sahel

"In Burkina Faso, the conflict reached record levels in May and June, with the country's two deadliest attacks ever recorded.…

August 13, 2021

Zambia votes for its next president today

Zambians, on Thursday, started voting in an election showdown between President Edgar Lungu and his opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema -…

August 12, 2021

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo proposes the formation of a new party

During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of…

August 11, 2021

Nigeria’s ‘kidnap epidemic’: over 200 school children kidnappings being reported

Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This…

August 10, 2021

The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet as the new Minister of Health

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a…

August 7, 2021

Sudan takes the first step toward becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The Cabinet's decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects,…

August 6, 2021

Sudan’s prime minister, U.S.’s Blinken discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s…

August 4, 2021

Tigray conflict: Bodies found floating in the river between Sudan & Ethiopia’s conflicted Tigray region

Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities…

August 3, 2021

Foreign ministers from Egypt and Algeria meet in Cairo to discuss the Tunisia crisis

Sameh Shukry, Egypt's foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria's foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at…

August 2, 2021

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