Ethiopia’s state of emergency to last six months
Members of the Ethiopian army patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2005. Photo: Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press A state of emergency imposed in Ethiopia a day after…
Members of the Ethiopian army patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2005. Photo: Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press A state of emergency imposed in Ethiopia a day after…
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri. – Reuters photo Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged Egyptians to topple their government in the second message from Islamist militants this week…
Ethiopia’s prime minister resigned on Thursday amid widespread public protests [Tiksa Negeri/Daylife] Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday announced his intention…
South African stocks index rose as much as five per cent on Thursday, putting the main index on track for its biggest one-day gain in more than three years. The…
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa led tributes to late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday, describing the long-time rival of recently ousted president Robert Mugabe as a dedicated defender of democracy.…
Congolese soldiers were killed and wounded in a cross-border skirmish with Rwandan troops this week, Democratic Republic of Congo’s military said on Thursday. Each side accused the other of violating…
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa addresses MPs after being elected president in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South…
Members of the Hawks, South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation South Africa’s elite Hawks police unit has arrested eight people so far in its investigations into high-level influence-peddling centering…
Men read newspapers in the old Mercato (market) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: MARCO LONGARI Ethiopia freed a journalist on Wednesday who had been jailed since 2011 on terrorism charges,…
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma speaks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding…