Monthly Archives: October 2019
Sabotage my efforts’ get punished – Nigeria’s Gov. Lalong tells Commissioners
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Governor Simon Lalong, in north central Plateau
State, has said any Commissioner who sabotages his effort will not...
Ethiopian journalist jailed 7 years over 2014 tax evasion case
ETHIOPIA
A court in Ethiopia has sentenced a journalist to seven years imprisonment, a number of local media outlets...
Cameroon: dozens killed, 34 missing in deadly landslide
CAMEROON
At least 22 bodies were recovered from a landslide in Bafoussam in Western Cameroon on Tuesday.
State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage
USA
Thousands of firefighters battled into the early hours Monday, losing ground to the huge blaze burning through the...
With Baghdadi gone, who is heir to the ‘caliph’?
SYRIA
The US declaration of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death opens the question of his succession at the helm of...
Mozambique president reelected with 74%, opposition rejects results
MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has been re-elected with 73% of the vote and his Frelimo party will have...
Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels
YEMEN
Yemen's southern separatists have struck a power-sharing deal with the internationally-recognised government aimed at ending a conflict simmering...
Botswana’s President Masisi wins hotly-contested election
BOTSWANA
Incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday won a five-year term in Botswana's elections which saw his ruling party...
Ethiopian activist floats election challenge against Abiy
ETHIOPIA
A high-profile Ethiopian activist at the centre of violence that left 16 people dead this week has accused...
Uganda police detain 16 suspects over homosexuality, human trafficking
UGANDA
Barely weeks after authorities in Uganda dispelled rumours that the country was to impose the death penalty for...
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