Africa

The United Nations says a Burundian peacekeeper has been killed during an ambush by rebels in the Central African Republic, making it the fifth soldier killed since a rebel offensive began. The soldier died in an ambush by a coalition of…

The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for an investigation into the alleged shooting of fleeing civilians by Cameroonian soldiers during a weekend raid, killing up to nine people. Three witnesses reported that soldiers entered the…

The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Mohamed Tunis says the region will rise again stronger and more resilient in the wake of the global Covid-19 Pandemic which has greatly affected the operations of the regional parliament. Mr. Tunis…

Republic of the Congo’s Electoral Commission has announced March 21 2021, as the date for the country's presidential election. The commission said the defence and security forces will vote on March 17, allowing them to devote themselves…

The African Union (AU) has obtained 270 million vaccines against Covid-19 for the continent , the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who is also the current head of the 15 nation bloc’s, said on Wednesday. "We have gone a step…

Ugandans on Thursday queued to cast their ballots in the presidential election, following a run-up tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate as security forces try to stop supporters of leading opposition challenger Bobi…

Three leading Democratic US senators have written to Ethiopia’s prime minister to express concern about the erosion of press freedoms in the country and to call for the release of journalists detained there. The letter from Senators…

Uganda’s communications regulator has ordered telecoms operators in the country to suspend all internet gateways from Wednesday evening until further notice, South African telecoms company MTN Group said. The blackout came on the eve of…

Sudan’s National Borders Commission on Wednesday accused Ethiopia of violating the historical border agreements signed by the two countries.  “The Ethiopian encroachments upon the Sudanese territory have continued since 1957,” head of…

The ECOWAS Parliament is set to commence discussion on the 2021 Community’s Budget at its virtual 2nd Second Ordinary Session for 2020. The virtual 2020 Second Ordinary Session, which commenced on Wednesday the 13th of January, the main…