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Doctors and local officials have said more than 120 civilians were massacred in Ethiopia’s Amhara region earlier this month, but forces from neighboring Tigray rejected allegations they were responsible. The killings in Chenna village, near the town of Dabat, took place in early September, according to Sewnet Wubalem, the local …

Service Chiefs have ordered the elimination of all identified bandits terrorizing Nigeria. They also reminded troops to always observe the rules of engagement in the battle with bandits in Zamfara and other states. The Armed Forces directed commanders in charge of the ongoing anti-banditry operation in the North-West to personally …

Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists have suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections to liberal parties seen as close to the palace, according to provisional results announced early Thursday. The Justice and Development Party (PJD), which headed the ruling coalition for a decade, saw its support collapse from 125 seats in the …

President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the coup d’état that happened in Guinea on Sunday, describing it as “a step backwards”. He said the coup leaders should face sanctions and “get out”. “That’s unfortunate and it is a step backwards. Those military coups are of low value, we had them in …

A Kenyan lawmaker, Hon. Elsie Muhanda, has come under fire for branding her name on the house she built for a needy person in her constituency. Taking to Facebook on Wednesday, September 8, the Kakamega County Woman Representative shared photos of the former shanty structure and the new house she …

Nigeria has maintained its position as the poverty capital of the world with 93.9 million of Africa’s most populous country currently living below the poverty line, analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited, have stated. Quoting the World Bank data, FDC said seven million Nigerians fell into extreme poverty in …

As the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) visits Imo State today (Thursday), the police have warned troublemakers to stay away from the state or risk the wrath of security operatives. This was as the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra surprisingly issued a sit-at-home order in Imo and four other …

Former president Jacob Zuma’s family is eagerly waiting for him to be discharged from hospital. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU Former president Jacob Zuma’s elated family members are awaiting his arrival at his Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal after his release on medical parole by the department of correctional services on Sunday. “I feel …

Guineans are making light of the recent political developments in the country with the whereabouts of President Alpha Conde still unknown since last Sunday. Conde was placed under arrest by special forces and his government dissolved with the coup officers decrying corruption and mismanagement of resources. Leader of the coup, …

President Akufo-Addo will today lead a subregional leaders virtual emergency summit on political developments in Guinea. Akufo-Addo as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea last Sunday. Today’s summit was announced yesterday by …