Africa Lead Story Uganda Ends COVID Curfew, And Nightlife Reopens Uganda on Monday lifted its two-year COVID-19 curfew, allowing bars and nightspots to re-open. Excited revelers celebrated the end of... BY Hussein Habibata January 26, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Burkina Faso Military Says It Has Seized Power The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré. The announcement was made on... BY Hussein Habibata January 25, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Burkina Faso President Kaboré Reportedly Detained By Military The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers. Some troops in the West African... BY Hussein Habibata January 24, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story UN Appeals For $60 Million For Victims Of Violence In... UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is appealing for nearly $60 million for tens of thousands of victims of intercommunal... BY Hussein Habibata January 24, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Senegal Votes for Mayors In Litmus Test For President Voters in Senegal went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and local representatives in a vote seen as... BY Hussein Habibata January 24, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Shots Near Burkina President’s Home As Soldiers Mutiny Over Anti-Jihadist... Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso’s president after soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks to... BY Hussein Habibata January 24, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story In Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali, Fears Rise Over Losing Duty-Free... For Sammy Abdella, the new year has brought bad tidings: the prospect of a steep drop in sales of scarves,... BY Hussein Habibata January 21, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story US Billionaire Opens COVID, Cancer Vaccine Plant In South Africa South African-born U.S. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have cut the ribbon Wednesday at a new... BY Hussein Habibata January 20, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story UN Chief: ‘Real Opportunity’ To Resolve Ethiopia Conflict General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Wednesday there could be an opening to resolve the more than year-long conflict in northern... BY Hussein Habibata January 20, 2022 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story UN Mali Mission Temporarily Grounds All Flights Following Sanctions Restrictions The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Mali, or MINUSMA, has temporarily suspended all flights after West African and EU states imposed... BY Hussein Habibata January 18, 2022 0 Comment