More than a dozen Western allies have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali. They said it could “further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa”, which is battling Jihadist groups. The 15 European nations and Canada accused Russia of providing material support in the deployment of mercenaries from the…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated Borno’s first flyover with upper and lower lanes at the old Customs Roundabout in Maiduguri. The flyover is part of a 10 kilometers carriageway constructed in the area as part of Buhari’s promise to the area. The flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion in Borno state, where…
The former President Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila is planning to sue a media house and a group of NGOs for what he terms an act of defamation and manipulation on an alleged report that he siphoned off $138 million over five years. In the report entitled Congo hold-up, Kabila together with his clan…
Libyans have voiced a mix of frustration and anxiety after elections set for Friday were postponed, which some had hoped would help turn the page on a decade of violence. After weeks of speculation, authorities confirmed Wednesday that the poll, part of a United Nations-led peace process, would be delayed. “I had picked up my…
Truth and Reconciliation Commission concludes that 1972-73 killings constitute genocide. KIGALI, Rwanda Survivors of a series of mass killings committed in Burundi from 1972 to 1973 by the Tutsi-dominated army against the Hutu ethnic group on Wednesday welcomed a decision to describe the events as genocide. In a progress report presented to parliament earlier this…
Admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community (EAC) will take a while longer after Heads of State and government in the region directed further negotiation to harmonise rules. After the virtual 18th Extra-Ordinary Summit on Wednesday, Heads of State said they had authorised ministers to conduct another round of…
The announcement by the Libyan authorities that the presidential elections scheduled for Friday would have to be postponed for a month has prompted reactions from the general population. The date was set last year after UN-led peace talks held in Tunis. “Everyone was waiting for these elections, to save Libya, we want a president elected…
The man who led a 2008 coup in Guinea and whose brief rule was marked by a stadium massacre returned to the West African country Wednesday after more than a decade in exile in Burkina Faso. Moussa “Dadis” Camara left Guinea in December 2009 after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt carried out by one of…
Rebels announced they had withdrawn to Tigray from Amhara and Afar. According to state media, the government has claimed to have retaken a string of key towns. There have been reports of massacres, mass rapes and other atrocities by all sides. Tigrayan rebels announced Monday they have withdrawn from two regions in northern Ethiopia and…
Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal teams said on Monday. On December 14, academic Joel Aivo was jailed for 10 years for “plotting against the state”. Four days later, Reckya Madougou, a former justice minister, received 20 years for “terrorism”. Both trials lasted…