Ethiopian security officials are conducting a massive operation across the country that has led to the arrests of more than 4,500 people in one region alone.…
Author: Babatunde Oguntimehin
Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has assumed the office of Somalia’s presidency a week after he was elected by the Horn of Africa country’s…
Ugandan police have arrested political activist and former presidential contender Kizza Besigye as he attempted to leave his home in Kasangati, Wakiso District on his way…
Egypt’s Suez Canal is expecting revenues worth around $7 billion by the end of the current financial year. According to Egypt’s finance minister, Mohamed Maait, tourism…
The World Health Organization (WHO) was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common…
The M23 group emerged out of a 2013 ethnic Tutsi Congolese rebellion that was supported by neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda at the time. A top UN…
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) have said Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo ) authorities have not meaningfully investigated the role of security forces in the…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has facilitated the voluntary humanitarian return of 148 Gambian migrants stranded in Libya through a return flight, and another 45…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia following a long-overdue presidential election last weekend. The…
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Thursday that preparations are underway to draft a new constitution, which will be submitted to a referendum slated for July…