Ethiopia’s PM Abiy: From peace prize to air strikes
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power promising real democracy, promoting women and feverishly planting…
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Ghana to elect president in ‘battle of two giants’
West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.”
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Africa lacks preparedness for virus vaccine roll-out
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged African countries to improve their capacity to vaccinate populations against Covid-19, warning the continent was still “far from ready”
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UN flies aid into Sudan for Ethiopian refugees
The United Nations said 32 tons of emergency aid were flown into Khartoum on Friday to help the growing number of refugees fleeing into Sudan from…
Read morePM Abiy meets AU envoys for talks on Ethiopia conflict
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with African Union envoys to discuss the conflict in Tigray, where the army is poised for what he…
Read moreMorocco upholds jail terms for Sahrawis over 2010 killings
A Moroccan appeals court has upheld jail sentences ranging up to life for 23 Sahrawis over the killings of security personnel a decade ago, a defence…
Read moreBurkina Faso incumbent Kabore wins presidential election
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections, the country’s electoral…
Read moreSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa to face first no-confidence motion
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a no-confidence motion next week, a parliament official said Thursday, his first since taking power nearly three years ago.
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Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of coronavirus
Sudan’s former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from a coronavirus infection, his party said.
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Burundi’s Buyoya says he quit AU Mali role to clear name
Burundi’s ex-president Pierre Buyoya said on Wednesday that he had quit as the African Union’s envoy to Mali to clear his name of alleged involvement with…
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