French, Nigerien military operation in Niger ‘neutralises’ more than 100 jihadists
Issued on: 22/02/2020 – 08:32Modified: 22/02/2020 – 08:32 A joint operation by Nigerien and French troops in southwest Niger killed…
Lesotho PM no-show in court as murder charges loom
Issued on: 21/02/2020 – 23:02 Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane was meant to face murder charges for the 2017 killing…
Warming up? Rwanda and Uganda try to overcome neighbourhood quarrel
Issued on: 21/02/2020 – 16:24Modified: 21/02/2020 – 16:26 For several months, Rwanda and Uganda have been accusing each other of…
Algerians gather in capital to mark anniversary of ‘Hirak’ protest movement
Algeria this weekend marks a year since the birth of an unprecedented protest movement known as “Hirak” — one that…
Lesotho PM to be charged with murder of estranged wife
Issued on: 21/02/2020 – 10:36Modified: 21/02/2020 – 10:39 Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is to be charged with the murder…
Kinshasa's 'sheep jumps' fall flat
In DR Congo President Tshisekedi’s promised Kinshasa overpasses get off to an underwhelming. Their construction is making traffic even worse.…
Kenya’s Safaricom to consider Huawei for 5G
Issued on: 19/02/2020 – 23:09Modified: 19/02/2020 – 23:09 In tonight’s edition: Kenya’s biggest telecoms operator Safaricom will consider giving a…
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South Sudan’s president, opposition leader agree to form unity government
Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 17:29Modified: 20/02/2020 – 17:30 South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and ex-vice president and opposition leader Riek…
Tunisia names new coalition government, bringing an end to political crisis
Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 01:00 Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named a new coalition government after reaching…
International flights to Lagos divert to Ghana due to poor equipment and weather
British Airways and Emirate Airlines are among the carriers unable to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and…
UN-backed government in Libya suspends talks after Haftar attacks Tripoli port
Issued on: 19/02/2020 – 00:25 Libya’s internationally recognised government on Tuesday halted talks hosted by the United Nations to halt…
Caught between roadblocks, they were sitting ducks for Boko Haram massacre
Her dreams came to an abrupt end on Sunday night in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit Borno State. Most of them were asleep…
Desert locusts plague spreads across East Africa
Issued on: 18/02/2020 – 23:25Modified: 18/02/2020 – 23:25 In tonight’s edition: the world’s ongoing plague of desert locusts is devastating…
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, Disney actress who appeared in ‘Queen of Katwe,’ dead at 15
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, who appeared in the 2016 Disney film “Queen of Katwe,” was 15. The movie tells the true…
UN calls on Cameroon to investigate anglophone village massacre
Issued on: 18/02/2020 – 18:43Modified: 18/02/2020 – 18:43 The UN called on Cameroon Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into…
Cameroon attack: 14 children among dozens killed, UN says
The UN’s James Nunan said the attack happened in Ntumbo, a village in northwestern Cameroon on Friday. Details of the…
At least 20 killed in stampede at handout for refugees in southeast Niger
Issued on: 18/02/2020 – 04:09 Fifteen women and five children were trampled to death on Monday in a stampede for…
Former South African leader de Klerk sorry for apartheid comment
Issued on: 17/02/2020 – 23:05Modified: 17/02/2020 – 23:05 In tonight’s edition: Mike Pompeo U.S Secretary of State heads to Ethiopia…
Pompeo touts US investment as alternative to Chinese loans on Africa trip
Issued on: 17/02/2020 – 22:35Modified: 17/02/2020 – 22:35 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced corruption and touted American business…
EU foreign ministers agree on new mission to strengthen Libya arms embargo
Issued on: 17/02/2020 – 20:35Modified: 17/02/2020 – 20:37 The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in…