‘I’ll be president for all Sierra Leoneans’ – Maada Bio after swearing in
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s new president as required by law was sworn into office Wednesday evening by the Chief Justice hours after the National … source
Hundreds of migrants disembark at Sicilian port of Trapani
A total of 371 migrants who were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean Sea arrived in Sicily’s Trapani on Saturday, as the humanitarian organisation SOS … source
Uganda ready to receive 500 Eritrean, Sudanese refugees from Israel
Uganda is considering a request from Israel to take in 500 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, a minister said on Friday, the first time the East African nation has ……
Over 2000 evacuated as cyclone Ava closes in on Madagascar
989 people have been displaced by Cyclone Ava in Madagascar. This is according to an initial assessment by the National Bureau of Disaster Risk … source
Sierra Leone Election: President Baï Koroma defends choice of successor
Sierra Leone’s outgoing President Ernest Baï Koroma has defended the presidential candidate widely seen as his handpicked successor. The nation’s ruling All … source
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed visits Jijiga on Oromia-Somali peace mission
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed travelled on Saturday to a region where clashes have displaced nearly a million people, his first trip since being sworn in … source
Grace Mugabe: the president’s typist who nearly became Zimbabwe president
The spectacular rise and fall of Zimbabwe’s uncompromising First Lady, Grace Mugabe, had an unusual beginning: an office affair. It was the early 1990s when … source
Sierra Leoneans await official runoff results as APC, SLPP claim victory
The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) said on Monday that its candidate Julius Maada Bio had won a presidential run-off election according to its … source
Experts brainstorm on funding conflict resolution in Africa
Various security experts from around the world are meeting in the Ethiopian city of Bahir Dar, which has been the been the scene of deadly protests by Amhara … source
Prayers up for plane crash victims across Algeria
Mosques across Algeria on Friday held absentee funeral prayers for the 257 victims of Wednesday’s military plane crash. Thousands of people, including … source