Beyond West Africa

The Ethiopia's opposition leader and founder of The Balderas for Genuine Democracy party, Eskinder Nega has expressed his intention to participate in a 'national dialogue'. After more than a year in prison, the 52-year-old opposition leader who recovered his freedom…

South African prosecutors added a terrorism charge Tuesday against a man accused of starting a fire earlier this month that gutted parts of the country’s parliament in the city of Cape Town.   A huge fire broke out at the…

A leading Sudanese protest group on Sunday rejected a United Nations initiative to hold talks with the military aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition following an October coup. The move suggests Sudan's political deadlock and relentless street protests are…

The Somali National Army and forces from the country’s Galmudug region repulsed an attack by the al-Shabaab terrorist group Sunday, killing at least 21 of its members, officials said. An intense firefight broke out in the town of Adakibir in…

Egypt’s first female judge, Tahany El-Gebaly, has died on Sunday due to coronavirus complications, according to local media. El-Gebaly, the former vice-president of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, the country’s highest judicial authority, passed away at the age of 71, the…

President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba says his country will join the Commonwealth this year, becoming the 55th member. According to the President of the former French colony, this is a major turning point for our country," he said, adding…

Six weeks after he was reinstated in a controversial deal with the military, Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has announced his resignation.  In a nationwide broadcast where he announced his resignation on Sunday, Mr. Hamdok said Sudan was now at…

Investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of a major fire that erupted at the South African parliament building in Cape Town on Sunday.  This is according to presiding officers of the parliament who visited the building while firefighters were…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the inhabitants of South Kivu province are observing a general strike.  They are protesting against the deployment of Rwandan police officers on Congolese territory.  For the DRC authorities, this operation aims to better control…

The Development Bank of Central African States (Bdeac) has exceeded its expectations for the launch of the second tranche of its three-year public bond issue program. According to BDEAC, the oversubscription of nearly 115 billion CFA francs reflects above all…

Two Nigerians and a Brazilian have been arrested at tha Addis Ababa Bole International Airport for allegedly trafficking 31.5kg of cocaine. In a statement, the Ethiopian police released on Saturday said the arrest was made during a search on arrivals…

The real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of Central African economies is expected to rebound to 3.3% on average in 2021, mainly driven by higher oil prices. This forecast is part of the Central Africa Economic Outlook 2021 Report of…