Doubts over credible elections in Togo, as journalists restricted, church denied observer status
April 26, 2024LOME – Ahead of the elections in Togo, a French journalist has reportedly been arrested and...
Burkina Faso soldiers may have massacred 223 civilians in one day, Rights body claims
April 25, 2024BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in...
Four bodies of suspected flood victims retrieved from Mathare River
April 24, 2024NAIROBI – Four bodies of suspected flood victims have been retrieved from Mathare River following heavy...
Britain Rwanda bill set to become law
April 23, 2024LONDON – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary...
UN agency seeks $413 million for humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique
April 22, 2024MOZAMBIQUE – The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA,...
US set to withdraw troops from key drone base in Niger, as ruling military junta insists
April 21, 2024NIGER – The United States has agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger,...
Chinese state firm agrees US$400m loan with Niger junta in return for oil
April 20, 2024NIGER – Niger’s military junta has reportedly signed a US$400 million deal with a Chinese state-owned...
IMF projects Russian economy to grow 3.2%, in spite of sanctions over attack on Ukraine
April 20, 2024The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Russia will grow by 3.2 percent this year surpassing the...
Devastating floods ravage parts of east Africa, displacing thousands in Kenya, Tanzania
April 19, 2024KENYA – Heavy rains and flooding have wrought havoc across East Africa, claiming lives and displacing...
President Gnassingbé of Togo plotting tenure extension — Opposition parties allege
April 16, 2024LOME – The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab,...
