Key Storylines AFRICA: Eswatini’s government has directed its main telecoms operator, MTN, to shut down Facebook. AMERICAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced his intention to
Key Storylines AFRICA: New airstrikes hit the Ethiopian Tigray region capital of Mekelle as exclusive video shows injured people with bloodied faces being carried into
Key Storylines AFRICA: The UN Climate Agency warned Africa’s eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million people could face imminent drought, floods or
Key Storylines AFRICA: Former prime minister Jose Maria Neves won Cabo Verde’s presidential election, as his main rival Carlos Veiga conceded defeat. AMERICAS: The chair
Key Storylines AFRICA: Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia. AMERICAS: The Biden administration announced that
Key Storylines AFRICA: The International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Somalia in a maritime border dispute with Kenya, which strongly rejected the ruling.
Key Storylines AFRICA: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed an agreement on the withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya. AMERICAS: Demonstrators blocked
Key Storylines AFRICA: Tunisian President Kais Saied approved a new government selected by Prime Minister Najla Bouden. AMERICAS: Two strong earthquakes struck off the coast
Key Storylines AFRICA: Guinea’s military junta named Mohamed Beavogui, a former civil servant and agricultural finance expert, to serve as prime minister. AMERICAS: Peruvian President
Key Storylines AFRICA: Mali’s Foreign Ministry summoned France’s ambassador to Bamako amid a tense dispute over military cooperation in the region. AMERICAS: Border crossing points
Key Storylines AFRICA: Tunisian president Kais Saied said that 1.8 million people protested in support of him on Sunday, although news agencies estimated the number
Key Storylines AFRICA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a
