Kenya: controversy over the cause of a blackout/in /by
The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans' memory remained a mystery Sunday as the government-owned power company blamed a failure at Africa's largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead.
Libya: protests after FM talks with Israeli counterpart/in /by
Several people took to the streets of Tripoli, Libya’s capital in protest, after foreign minister Najla al-Mangoush was suspended when it emerged, she had held talks with her Israeli counterpart last week in Rome.
Niger: crowds rally in Niamey demanding French troops leave/in /by
Nigerien protesters in Niamey demanded Sunday (Aug. 27) French troops quit their country. The rally came one day after tens of thousands of people gathered in support of last month's coup,
Burundi: thousands celebrate ‘Imbonerakure day’/in /by
Thousands of members of the Imbonerakure, Burundi’s ruling party’s youth wind, joined by President Evariste Ndayishimiye celebrated their national holiday on Saturday.
Zimbabwe opposition leader vows to challenge vote, denouncing a ‘sham result’/in /by
"Mr Mnangagwa knows that he has performed a coup since 2008, a coup on the ballot, 2017, a coup on the elected leader. 2018, a coup on the ballot, he has repeated again, 2023, a coup on the ballot. You can't survive this for far too many times. This time, no further. We've drawn a line in the sand,"
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF salutes ‘successful general elections’/in /by
"We are happy with the system. We may have gripes, but we keep them here, there, because we look at the overall good, the overall image of the country," the spokesperson for Zimbabwe's ruling party said on Aug. 27. According to official results the party won the presidential and legislative polls.
Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash/in /by
Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board
Zimbabwe’s president-elect Mnangagwa criticises role of election observers/in /by
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed the nation and especially his supporters after he was declared duly elected after an election that has attracted criticism from both the opposition and poll observer groups
DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi to seek re-election/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo's ruling party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) confirmed Félix Tshisekedi's candidacy for the 2023 presidential election at an extraordinary congress in Kinshasa on Saturday
Niger coup supporters rally after French ambassador ordered out/in /by
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's new military rulers gave France's ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country.