Ethiopia parliament ratifies PM Abiy’s first cabinet
Ethiopia’s new prime minister named a cabinet on Thursday that includes the former mining minister as defence minister and retains the finance and foreign … source
South Sudan govt deny rebel recapture of key Ethiopia border town
The South Sudan army has denied reports that rebels had retaken a border town with Ethiopia barely days after they were driven out. Pagak has served as the … source
Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases
Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United Nations bases in Mali’s northern … source
Opposition protests continue in Kenya hours to election rerun
Kenyan police used bullets and teargas on Tuesday to disperse a small demonstration in Nairobi two days before elections, as the main opposition leader … source
U.K. economic assistance to Zimbabwe will be hinged on democratic progress
Britain could take steps to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency system and extend a bridging loan to help it clear World Bank and African Development Bank arrears, … source
Equatorial Guinea main opposition party dissolved
Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition party, Citizens for Innovation (CI), has been dissolved. According to the country’s Deputy Attorney General Anatalio Nzang … source
U.K. strongly supports new Zimbabwe’s Commonwealth re-entry plans
Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe’s re-entry to the Commonwealth and praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for impressive … source
Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe has finally resigned as president of Zimbabwe, a week after the army took over power and placed him under house arrest. Mugabe, 93, has … source
Congo security forces killed at least 34 in anti-Kabila protests – HRW
Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 people during protests this week against President Joseph Kabila’s failure to step down at the … source
Kenya’s president leads by a wide margin in early results
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 percent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run election, according to a local media tally of … source