Sudan summons UN envoy over anti-coup protest remarks
Sudan’s foreign ministry has summoned the UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, over remarks he made regarding the planned Thursday anti-military protests. Sudan’s under-secretary in […]
Africa
UN chief shocked by Morocco migrant violence
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has joined in the chorus of condemnation after at least 23 migrants died as Moroccan security forces tried to stop […]
Tunisia court releases ex-PM following hunger strike
A lawyer for the former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali says his client has been released by a judge, four days after he was detained […]
UN: Morocco migrant deaths need independent probe
The UN has called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of 23 people after hundreds of migrants tried to break into the Spanish enclave […]
Nigeria’s top judge resigns amid corruption allegations
Nigeria’s highest-ranking judicial officer Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned from his position. Multiple local reports say Muhammad, Nigeria’s Chief Justice, resigned on the grounds of […]
Commonwealth makes us forward-looking says Kagame
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting has officially opened in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The host, President Paul Kagame, who takes over chairmanship of the 54-nation […]
IMF backs Tunisia’s $4BN loan bid amid protests
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed support for a wide-ranging but controversial economic reform programme being implemented by the government in Tunisia. The country […]
AU suspends participation in UN-led Sudan talks
The African Union (AU) has suspended its participation in the UN-facilitated talks to end the Sudan political crisis. Its representative in the talks cited lack […]
Kidnapped ex-Nigerian football officials freed
Three former Nigeria football officials who were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday night have been freed, confirmed a police spokesperson without giving details. The kidnappers […]
Ethiopian PM denounces ‘horrific’ ethnic killings
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the “horrific” killings of scores of ethnic minorities in attacks in the country’s west “unacceptable” saying restoring peace […]