Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Africa

August 12, 2022

Cameroon dismisses 1,000 military trainees over certificate forgery

Nearly 1,000 trainees undergoing training at a military academy in Cameroon have been dismissed over corruption allegations

Cameroonian soldiers
August 12, 2022

German military suspends Mali mission

Germany is suspending its military mission in Mali until further notice, says its defence ministry.

Col. Assimi Goita
August 12, 2022

Anxiety, excitement grip Kenyans as they await final election results

Two days after the general election, officials have yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse.

Raila Odinga and William Ruto
August 11, 2022

Putin moves to support embattled Malian junta head 

The West African country has deepened its Soviet-era ties to Russia as its relationship soured this year with its long-time ally and former colonial ruler, France.

Assimi Goita and Russian President Vladimir Putin
August 11, 2022

Police death toll rises to six in Sierra Leone protests

Protests were concentrated in the north and west – opposition heartlands – of the West African country.

Sierra Leone police and protesters
August 11, 2022

Odinga, Ruto in neck-and-neck as vote counting continues in Kenya’s presidential election 

Mr Chebukati noted that the tallying was being done at three levels namely polling centres, constituencies and at the national stage.

Raila Odinga and William Ruto
August 11, 2022

Three killed as Sierra Leoneans protest high cost of living

The cost of living in Sierra Leone has risen by more than 40 per cent in the last few months with food, electricity and fuel prices also spiking.

SIERRA LEONEANS PROTESTING
August 10, 2022

Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

Deputy President William Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga were neck and neck with 1.2 million votes each.

William Ruto; Raila Odinga
August 9, 2022

Kenyans vote to elect new president, parliament 

Past elections have often been characterised by outbreaks of violence.

Raila Odinga and William Ruto
August 9, 2022

Terrorists kill seventeen soldiers, four civilians in Mali

Mali blamed the attack on the terrorist organisation Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), an offshoot ISIS.

Germany's Bundeswehr in Mali