Niger’s Opposition Leader Hama Amadou Jailed In Absentia
A court in Niger has sentenced main opposition leader Hama Amadou to a year in prison for child smuggling. Amadou ...
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We Only Changed Personalities Not Ideas In 2016; PPP Slights NPP’s ‘fancy Ideas’
After two months in office, the New Patriotic Party has demonstrated that, like the National Democratic Congress, it does not ...
Bangladesh To Fell Building Deemed
Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by ...
Repatriation of Tshisekedi’s Body Postponed As Divisions Deepen In Congo’s Opposition
Uncertainty remains over plans on the national funeral of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-time opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who ...
Maldives Opposition Protests Saudi King’s Visit
Maldivian opposition parties protested Friday a planned visit by King Salman following reports that Saudi business interests were buying an ...
Maldives Deny Atoll Sale To Saudis After Protests
The Maldives government on Wednesday denied it was selling a cluster of small islands to Saudi Arabia, following opposition protests ...
‘Hormonal’ Women Need Protecting, Indian Minister Says
Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said, sparking ridicule on ...
EU Warns DR Congo of More Sanctions
The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and military ...
Netanyahu Offered Unity Govt As Part of Peace Bid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a plan to form a unity government with Israel's opposition last year as part of ...
Congo Opposition Leader’s Son Takes Over
The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his father's successor. ...
Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption
Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion offshore block ...
For Netanyahu, Gaza Report Risks ‘Mr Security’ Reputation
A report severely criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership in the 2014 Gaza war may weaken the self-styled "Mr ...
DRC Opposition Leader’s Body To Return Home After Weeks of Wrangling
The body of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is to be repatriated next week, several weeks after his death, his ...
Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Water Lilies To Survive
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps ...
Hiding In Swamps, S.Sudanese Eat Little More Than Lilies
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps ...
Supporters Gather For Moscow March
Marchers are gathering in Moscow to remember Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on a bridge outside ...
Uhuru Kenyatta Urges Kenyans To Pray Ahead of National Polls
Kenya’s President Uhuru kenyatta has called on citizens to dedicate their first week in the month of march and pray ...
Bangladesh ‘stopped’ Editor From Flying Abroad
A prominent Bangladeshi magazine editor on bail for charges of plotting to kill the prime minister's son said Thursday he ...
Nana Addo At Barrow’s Inauguration, Visits Ghanaians In Gambia [Photos]
This past weekend saw President Nana Akufo-Addo head to The Gambia, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of President Adama Barrow on ...
Our Success In The Gambia Signifies ECOWAS’ Relevance – Mahama
The successful mediation process in The Gambia gives true meaning to the relevance of the Economic Community of West African ...