Netanyahu Faces Pressure Over Holy Site After Violence Kills Eight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Sunday over new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after ...
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Kenyan MP Arrested, Again Accused of Inciting Violence
Kenyan police on Saturday arrested a lawmaker already accused of inciting violence after he urged people to take land away ...
Fears of More Israeli-Palestinian Violence Over Holy Site
Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears on Saturday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over ...
DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’
The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an ...
Turkey Opposition Chief Meets Jailed MP After Mass Rally
Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Monday visited a jailed MP in an Istanbul prison, a day after finishing a ...
Kenya Court Cancels Presidential Ballot Printing Contract
A Kenyan court on Friday cancelled a contract to print presidential ballot papers for next month's elections after the opposition ...
Designers Put Ethical Twist On Local Fashion
With Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing hub for mass-produced clothes, a crop of young designers are using home-grown fashion to ...
Zambia President Blames Rivals For State of Emergency
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday justified imposing a state of emergency by alleging that opposition parties were behind a ...
Zambian President Invokes State of Emergency
Zambian President Edgar Lungu declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after a series of apparent arson attacks, in a ...
Cambodian Five Freed On Bail After A Year In Jail
Five prominent Cambodian rights activists have been released on bail after more than a year in jail, a court official ...
‘Soros Wanted To Topple E.Guinea Leader,’ UK Mercenary Tells Paris…
Former British mercenary Simon Mann, who led a failed 2004 coup in Equatorial Guinea, has accused US billionaire George Soros ...
‘All-Powerful’ African Football Club Hit By DR Congo Political Feud
The training pitches and classrooms are fit for one of Africa´s most illustrious football clubs, but the political battles rife ...
Zimbabwe VP Pledges ‘free and Fair’ Election In 2018
Zimbabwe's Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday pledged that next year's elections will be peaceful, "free and fair" despite opposition ...
My Defeat Over Mahama Was Historic But Not Surprising To Ghanaians
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described his victory over former president John Dramani Mahama as historic. The President who ...
Zambia Opposition Leader Moved To Maximum Security Jail
Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, facing treason charges, said Friday he had been moved from a prison in the capital ...
Zambia Opposition Leader Faces High Court Treason Trial
Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema will face a High Court trial over treason charges and remain in police custody, a ...
Move To Re-Write Venezuelan Constitution Amid Planned Protests
Venezuela's opposition called for weekend protests as Thursday's deadline neared for candidates for an assembly to re-write the constitution -- ...
Zambia Extends Detention of Opposition Leader
Hundreds of supporters of Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema protested outside court on Friday when a judge again adjourned a ...
Zambia ‘expels’ South Africa’s Mmusi Maimane
South Africa’s main opposition leader has been expelled from Zambia to prevent him from attending the treason hearing of his ...
Zambia Bars S.Africa Opposition Leader At Airport
Zambian officials barred South Africa's main opposition leader from entering the country Thursday, his party said, claiming he was blocked ...