Prince Johnson, Liberian ex-warlord-turned senator, dies aged 72/in /by
Prince Johnson, a former Liberian warlord who later became an influential senator, has died at the age of 72. Johnson was a prominent militia leader in Liberia's civil wars from 1989 to 2003.
UK, US demand Mozambique’s government to investigate deaths in post-election protests/in /by
The UK and US are among several countries imploring Mozambique's government to look into reports of disproportionate use of force in post-election protests. Since October, more than a dozen protesters and several police officers have been killed the unrest.
Lebanese begin street clean-up after ceasefire with Israel/in /by
Bulldozers in Nabatiyeh city in southern Lebanon on Thursday started to remove the debris from the old souk of the city a day after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mbappé misses penalty as Real Madrid loses 5th match of season/in /by
Madrid has lost three of its last five games overall, sitting in 24th place this season. The club's head coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that Mbappé was in need of "support."
Paris seeks to renew ties with Nigeria as President Tinubu visits France/in /by
The Nigerian President Tinubu began his three-day state visit to France on Thursday in a bid to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Mali: 4 Executives from Canadian company Barrick Gold arrested/in /by
Barrick Gold confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that four employees from its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been charged and were awaiting trial after their arrest on Monday night.
Somalia and Jubaland issue warrants of arrest for their respective leaders/in /by
The Federal government of Somalia has issued a warrant of arrest for the President of Jubaland state in what can be seen as a reciprocal measure after a judge in Jubaland had earlier issued the same warrant for Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Putin warns Russia will continue strikes on Ukraine, after attack on Ukraine’s power grid/in /by
Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia may use more of the new intermediate-range missile Oreshnik to strike Ukraine, after attacking Ukraine's power grid and leaving more than a million in the dark. Meanwhile in Kazakhstan, leaders of the Russia-dominated CSTO alliance met on Thursday.
Burkina summons newspaper head over Mali reporting/in /by
The High Council for communication or CSC argues the Observateur Paalga, a leading local newspaper, published an article allegedly "breaching the law, ethics and journalistic professional conduct".
Zimbabwe: 35 opposition leaders released, including Jameson Timba/in /by
A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday freed an opposition leader and 34 activists after handing them suspended prison sentences for taking part in what authorities called an unlawful assembly.