‘This is a historic moment’ – Niger’s rulers welcome news of French army pull-out
Niamey – Niger’s military rulers on Sunday welcomed the announcement that France will pull its troops out of the country by the end of the year as “a new step…
EU to suspend aid for Zimbabwe’s electoral commission
Harare – The European Union on Tuesday announced plans to suspend financial aid to Zimbabwe’s electoral commission after international observers called voting to re-elect President Emmerson Mnangagwa flawed. Recent preliminary…
WATCH | ‘Our country is full of Pakistanis’
Pietermaritzburg — ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has controversially declared that foreign nationals operating spaza and house shop should legally be kicked out. Mbalula was speaking at a memorial lecture…
Sanctions are imposing untold suffering on ordinary Zimbabweans – Ramaphosa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. He argued that these sanctions were causing…
Sanctions deepen economic misery in post-coup Niger
Niamey – Acute deprivation is endemic in Niger, one of the world’s poorest nations. But West African sanctions aimed at forcing a return to democracy after a coup are making…
EFFSC triumphs with eight out of 13 seats in Wits University SRC
Cape Town – The EFF Students Command (EFFSC) has achieved a significant victory, winning eight out of 13 seats in the student representative council (SRC) at Wits University. According to…
Ousted Niger leader appeals to West Africa bloc court to free him
Niamey – The coup-toppled president of Niger has appealed to the West African bloc’s court to free him, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the military…
Zimbabwe opposition faces wave of arrests after disputed vote
Harare – In the photo that got him arrested, Gift Ostallos Siziba is sporting wide sunglasses and the jersey of his favourite football team, Zimbabwe’s Highlanders. “We fear fokol” (slang…
Son of ousted Gabon leader held in treason, graft case – prosecutor
Libreville – The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state…
Rwanda’s Kagame says he will run for fourth term
Nairobi – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes,…