Category: Africa

Source: africanews.com A bomb exploded at a market in eastern Congo on Wednesday (Jan. 25), injuring at least a dozen people, authorities said. An unknown

Source:africanews.com The trial of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday in Nouakchott, offering the exceptional image of a former head of state

Source: africanews.com A Senegalese judge has ordered a prominent opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to face trial for alleged rape, lawyers for Sonko and his accuser

Source: africanews.com Head of Ethiopia’s Supreme court, Meaza Ashenafi, and her deputy, Solomon Areda Waktolla “have resigned” from their position. A letter to the House

Source: BBC A Ugandan music promoter has been charged with nine counts of negligence over the death of 10 people in a New Year’s Eve stampede at

Source: BBC Mozambique replaced Kenya at the UN Security Council on Tuesday with a promise to prioritise the fight against terrorism. The country will serve

Source: africanews.com Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo is at the centre of a political storm after endorsing opposition presidential hopeful Peter Obi ahead of the

Source: BBC Burkina Faso has asked France to recall its ambassador, Luc Hallade, after several tense exchanges with the military junta that have strained relations

Source: africanews.com At least nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year

Source: BBC From January 1st, Mozambique replaces Kenya as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. The country was elected in June this year by 192 votes. Joining Mozambique are also Ecuador, Japan, Malta and Switzerland, all five