Caroline Finnegan
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC President Requests French Counterpart To Pursue Sanctions Against Rwanda
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has urged his visiting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to pursue international…
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Burundi
Burundian Government To Deploy 100 Soldiers To Conflict-Hit Eastern DR Congo
The Burundian government is set to deploy 100 soldiers to the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda’s Defense Ministry: Rwandan Forces Killed DRC Soldier Who Crossed Border
Rwanda’s Defense Ministry on Friday said a Congolese soldier, who crossed the border and shot at security forces, was shot…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Authorities Put A Ban On Opposition Coalition NSF Group’s Sunday Protest
Tunisian authorities on Thursday banned the National Salvation Front’s (NSF) upcoming protest scheduled on Sunday, reported The BBC. Despite the…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Presidential Candidate Peter Obi To Challenge Saturday’s Poll Results
Nigerian presidential election candidate Peter Obi on Thursday claimed that he had won Saturday’s election, declaring the official results fraudulent,…
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Health
WHO Health Expert Warns African Cholera Cases Falling But Floods Up Risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones in southern…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Labour Party’s Peter Obi To Challenge Presidential Election Result In Court
Nigeria’s Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi intends to launch a legal challenge against the voting results that declared Bola…
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South Sudan
UN Condemns Deployment Of South Sudanese Troops In Disputed Abyei Region
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday condemned the deployment of South Sudanese troops in the disputed region of Abyei, which…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Ruling Party Candidate Bola Tinubu Declared Winner Of Presidential Election
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been officially declared the winner of the presidential election which ended this weekend,…
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Sudan
Sudanese Security Forces Shot Dead A Protester During Anti-Coup Demonstration
Sudanese security forces shot dead a protester during an anti-government protest near Khartoum on Tuesday, according to pro-democracy medics, reported…
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Libya
UN Special Representative To Libya To Launch New Effort To Break Political Stalemate
The United Nations (UN) special representative to Libya on Monday said he will launch a new initiative to enable elections…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Ruling Party Candidate Bola Tinubu Takes An Early Lead In Voting Results
Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has taken an early lead in the voting results of elections held on Saturday,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Says Unrest In East Could Disrupt December Polls
Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday said that the ongoing conflict with rebels in the eastern…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Protest Coalition Says It Will Hold New Protest Despite Recent Wave Of Arrest
A Tunisian anti-government protest coalition on Friday said it would continue to unite the opposition against President Kais Saied despite…
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Military Government To Recruit 5,000 Soldiers To Fight Jihadists
Burkina Faso’s military government on Thursday announced a recruitment drive for 5,000 military soldiers to help in the fight against…
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South Sudan
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Appeals 2.3 Million Refugees to Return Home
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir made an appeal to more than two million South Sudanese refugees living in neighboring countries…
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Nigeria
Former Kenyan President Kenyatta Ensures Free, Credible & Transparent Election In Nigeria
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is also head of the African Union Election Observer Mission to Nigeria (AUEOM), on…
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Ethiopia
Drought Trends In Horn Of Africa Worse Than 2011 Famine- IGAD Climate Center Claims
Drought trends in the Horn of Africa are now worse than the conditions experienced during the 2011 famine in which…
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Burkina Faso
AU To Meet To Discuss Sanctions Imposed On Burkina Faso, Guinea & Mali
The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday said the bloc will soon meet to discuss whether…
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Nigeria
UN Launches $1.3 Billion Appeal To Help Six Million People In Nigeria’s North East
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday launched an appeal for $1.3 billion to help six million people severely affected by…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President Saied Rejects Foreign Interference In Country’s Internal Matters
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday rejected foreign interference in the internal affair of his country after facing criticism over…
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Nigeria
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Extends Deadline To Turn In Old Banknotes
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave approval to the central bank to extend the deadline to exchange old banknotes…
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Chad
Chad Government To Try Rebel Soldiers Accused Of Killing President Idriss Deby
The Chad government will start trying 150 rebels accused of causing the death of President Idriss Déby on Monday. The…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Describes Terror Alerts By US, UK As Completely Unfortunate
The Kenyan government on Friday called terror alerts issued by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) completely…
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s Authorities Quarantine Over 200 After Unexplained Deaths
Equatorial Guinea’s Health Minister Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba on Friday said more than 200 people have been quarantined after an unknown…
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