A court in Niger has sentenced main opposition leader Hama Amadou to a year in prison for child smuggling. Amadou stood against President Mahamadou Issoufou in elections in March. He is now in exile...
After two months in office, the New Patriotic Party has demonstrated that, like the National Democratic Congress, it does not wield the magic wand to solve Ghana’s problems, the Progressive...
Bangladesh's highest court Sunday ordered the demolition of a lakeside building occupied by powerful garment groups, a move welcomed by activists who considered the structure an enduring symbol of...
Uncertainty remains over plans on the national funeral of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-time opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who died last month in Belgium at the age of 84. This...
Maldivian opposition parties protested Friday a planned visit by King Salman following reports that Saudi business interests were buying an entire atoll in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean...
The Maldives government on Wednesday denied it was selling a cluster of small islands to Saudi Arabia, following opposition protests against such a deal, but said it was seeking foreign investment to...
Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said, sparking ridicule on social media. Many Indian universities inflict curfews on...
The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and military leaders block a deal with the opposition on the country's future. European...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a plan to form a unity government with Israel's opposition last year as part of a regional peace bid, but later backtracked, a newspaper reported Sunday. The...
The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his father's successor. Felix Tshisekedi, 53, will now lead the opposition coalition in...
Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion offshore block deal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused...
A report severely criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership in the 2014 Gaza war may weaken the self-styled "Mr Security", analysts say. The state inquiry published Tuesday...
The body of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is to be repatriated next week, several weeks after his death, his party said Wednesday, raising hopes of a restart of talks on a deal to...
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this past weekend hoping to receive emergency deliveries of food. For months now Bol...
Thousands of people at the epicentre of a man-made famine in South Sudan emerged from the safety of the swamps this past weekend hoping to receive emergency deliveries of food. For months now Bol...
Marchers are gathering in Moscow to remember Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on a bridge outside the Kremlin in 2015. Nemtsov, a reformer, democrat and a deputy prime...
Kenya’s President Uhuru kenyatta has called on citizens to dedicate their first week in the month of march and pray for the peace and stability of the country stating that development can only be...
A prominent Bangladeshi magazine editor on bail for charges of plotting to kill the prime minister's son said Thursday he had been stopped from flying to London to visit his sick wife, despite having...
This past weekend saw President Nana Akufo-Addo head to The Gambia, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of President Adama Barrow on Saturday, February 18. Former President John Mahama was...
The successful mediation process in The Gambia gives true meaning to the relevance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former President John Mahama has said in a tweet. The...
