Africa
Former Mali dictator Moussa Traore laid to rest
Traore, who ruled Mali for 22 years before being deposed in a 1991 coup, died at age 83 in the capital Bamako on September 15.
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Undressing for redress: the significance of Nigerian women’s naked protests
Naked protests are not new in Nigeria. In some cases, it signifies women's willingness to die for a cause.
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Somalia names new PM, announces plan for national elections
Mohamed Hussein Roble fills a vacancy left when former premier Hassan Ali Khaire was removed by parliament in July for failing to pave the way for fully democratic elections due before February 2021.
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Zimbabwe war veterans oppose white farmer compensation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a $3.5 billion agreement with white farmers in July this as compensation for their losses. Under the deal, they won't be compensated for the lost land, but for the infrastructure and developments they made on their former farms.
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IMF approves release of $1 bn for Angola amid COVID-19 downturn
Angola has been hard hit by slumping oil prices since the coronavirus pandemic hit, caused by a global slowdown in demand and a price war between major crude producers.
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Defiant Ivory Coast ex-PM stands by presidential bid
Guillaume Soro urged the country's opposition parties to unite against President Alassane Ouattara even as he insisted that the 31 October presidential poll 'does not make any sense' as it was designed to 'endorse the institutional state coup d'etat of Alassane Ouattara'.
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Guinea and Togo extend COVID-19 restrictions
Guinea imposed nationwide measures on 26 March that have been repeatedly rolled over since then.
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Ecowas hopes for civilian-led transition govt in Mali 'in days'
President Nana Akufo-Addo, who currently chairs Ecowas, said that a mediator would travel to Bamako in a week and the 15-nation bloc wanted the process finished.
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Dear Dambudzo Marechera… The letters Zimbabweans wrote to a literary star
A recently discovered set of old letters reveal the real import of Zimbabwe's Dambudzo Marechera’s influence.
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ANALYSIS: Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
Several African governments are hosting foreign military bases, despite the African Union Peace and Security Council’s concerns.
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Anger flares in Ivory Coast after election candidates barred
Also barred was former rebel leader turned prime minister Guillaume Soro, 47, a onetime Ouattara ally who had been sentenced to 20 years in absentia over alleged embezzlement.
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200 Senegalese soldiers contract virus: official
The Senegalese troops were part of a West African force first deployed in January 2017. They were there to assure a smooth transition of power after outgoing president Yahya Jammeh refused to concede defeat.
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Arrest warrant issued for hospitalised MDC-Alliance MP after court no-show
State lawyers claim that MDC Alliance MP Joanna Mamombe and two other party officials lied about their abduction and torture at the hands of state security agents earlier this year to tarnish the government's image.
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Mozambique condemns 'horrifying' execution of naked woman
The video, circulated on social media earlier on Monday, shows what appears to be government troops shouting and marching behind a woman stripped of her clothing.
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Sudan pleads for aid to tackle devastating floods
Over 110,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed by floodwaters, according to the government, increasing the risk of water-borne diseases and hampering efforts to stem the spread of novel coronavirus.
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Sudan's Bashir trial adjourned to 22 September
Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur. The United Nations estimates 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced.
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Ivory Coast court clears president's third-term bid as fresh violence erupts
The constitutional council also barred former president Laurent Gbagbo and former rebel leader turned prime minister Guillaume Soro from standing in next month's presidential election.
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Price hikes anger Nigerians as fuel subsidy ends
The cost of fuel at the pump has risen by around 15% in recent days, hitting a record high of 162 naira per litre ($0.42, 0.36 euros), or $1.55 / 1.36 euros a US gallon, after the government pushed on with deregulation.
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Nigerian health workers in new strike over hazard pay
The strike comes four days after resident doctors in that country called off their strike. Union, JOHESU said it called the strike after a meeting with the authorities failed to meet its demands on back pay, a virus hazard allowance as well as badly needed hospital repairs.
