East African regional force take control of key town in eastern DRC/in /by
The strategic town of Bunagana in eastern DRC was previously held by M23 rebels for more than nine months
Malawi on the look out for a new manager/in /by
The Football Association of Malawi announced it was not renewing the contract with Romanian coach Mario Marinica
Gabon’s Bongo delays announcement for new presidential bid/in /by
At a ceremony to mark the ruling party's 55th anniversary, President Ali Bongo had been widely expected to announce his bid for a new term. Instead, the 64-year-old discussed a stroke he suffered in 2018 which kept him out of the country for months
Exhibition “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” opens in Paris/in /by
Among the objects on display from April 7th until September 6th is the restored funerary mask of Egyptian King Amenemope
South Africa’s largest opposition party re-appoints leader/in /by
John Steenhuisen was re-appointed as leader of the Democratic Alliance and presented himself as the alternative for the country
Moroccan playwright dies after setting himself on fire/in /by
Ahmed Jawad "died in a Rabat hospital where he was being treated" after attempting to end his life, the official said on condition of anonymity.
UK presses ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda/in /by
In December, court in the UK ruled that Rwanda was a safe country for asylum seekers prompting an appeal by migrant and human rights organisations
Journalists in Sahel under pressure from jihadists and authorities/in /by
The Sahel's many crises are becoming increasingly difficult for journalists to cover freely, especially now that the military has taken over in some countries, Reporters Without Borders said in a report released on Monday.
Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers/in /by
These expulsions of Sophie Douce from Le Monde and Agnès Faivre from Liberation, who arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, came five days after the suspension of the France 24 television channel and four months after that of Radio France Internationale (RFI).
Nigeria: Christian faithful in Lagos hold Palm Sunday procession/in /by
“Palm Sunday means love. Palm Sunday for me also means willingness to be used.” Tolu Piero, Art Curator