Libya deports more than 100 African migrants
Libyan authorities on Tuesday deported around 140 African migrants, who had previously arrived in Tripoli illegally via the Mediterranean.* Head of Protocol at Libya’s Illegal Immigration… source
Burundi says Rwanda behind failed assassination of Nkurunziza’s spokesperson
Burundi’s frosty relationship with its neighbour, Rwanda; has been rekindled following the foiled assassination attempt on President Nkurunziza’s spokesperson, Willy Nyamitwe. Mr Nyamitwe… source
Nigeria’s Boko Haram displaced women say no to unwanted pregnancies
Women in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are protecting themselves against unwanted pregnancies. Many of them according to the International Rescue… source
DRC’s main opposition rejects Kabila’s new government
Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition party denounced president Joseph Kabila’s newly appointed government under prime minister Bruno Tshibala, which they say undermines a previous… source
Zambia opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema in court over treason
Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema had appeared in the magistrate’s court in the capital, Lusaka. The court looking into the treason case is deciding whether it should be referred… source
French Prime Minister in Ghana
France wants to strengthen its involvement in the Ghanaian economy in the future. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday took advantage of his time at the French international school……
Niger’s election commission urges opposition to respect results
Niger’s independent electoral commission has called on the opposition parties to respect the provisional results of Sunday’s polls. Opposition parties have rejected the initial results that… source
Security ramped up in Gambia as Jammeh remains deaf to international pressure
A massive number of Gambian security forces have been deployed in the capital Banjul, which remained calm hours after a dramatic u-turn by long time ruler Yahya Jammeh who said…
Kenya’s president sworn-in as police block rival opposition meeting
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in for a second five-year term in front of a rapturous crowd on Tuesday as riot police sealed off an area where the opposition planned…
EU pushes migration dialogue with Egypt and Tunisia
The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants. Two senior… source