Africa

Anti-Rwanda protests break out in Goma as RDC recalls envoy

Thousands joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of #Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of #M23 rebels…

3 years ago

DRC expels Rwanda ambassador as M23 rebels capture strategic town

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for…

3 years ago

First peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict to start in South Africa

 Negotiators for the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray were due to meet in the South African capital Pretoria…

3 years ago

African Union chair calls for Ethiopia truce, peace talks

The chair of the African Union on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region and urged parties…

4 years ago

Pressure groups in Cameroon start campaigns asking President’s son to succeed his father as head of state

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been in power for nearly four decades and is Africa's oldest and second longest-serving leader.…

4 years ago

Lesotho populist party wins most seats in election, falls short of majority

 Lesotho party led by a diamond magnate won the most seats in last week's election, but fell short of an…

4 years ago

Lesotho’s new party set for election win, early results show

 A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having…

4 years ago

More details emerge on who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso’s latest coup?

As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face…

4 years ago

Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety

Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid…

4 years ago

Military coup in Burkina Faso succeeds

Military officers announced late on Friday that they had seized power in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, in…

4 years ago