Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died, according to reports. He was 95. According to ZimLive, the news was confirmed by two sources. He reportedly died...
Provoking Iran over tanker can blow a hole in global oil flows
By Julian Lee THE CAPTURE of the Stena Impero shows just how easy it is for Iran to hamper shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. At the moment,...
Economic ‘game changer’? African leaders launch free-trade zone
NIAMEY - African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone on Sunday that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic...
How Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power
For a period of time between 1986 and the early 2000s Uganda was considered to be a country committed to democratic reform. But in...
African leaders share their vision for an integrated continent
The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019/...
AU suspends Sudan until civilian-led authority established
The African Union (AU) suspended Sudan on Thursday, demanding a "civilian-led transitional authority" to resolve an entrenched and bloody crisis. Calls for the AU to...
Nigerian journalist Kofi Bartels says police beat him, threatened him with sexual assault
On June 5, a group of at least five police officers punched and kicked Bartels, a reporter with the privately owned Nigeria Info radio...
Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In...
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn’t M.B.S. It’s M.B.Z.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the 29-year-old commander of the almost negligible air force of the United Arab Emirates,...
US charges Julian Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act
New York, May 23, 2019--The Trump administration today disclosed 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act for unlawfully obtaining and...
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