AFRICA

    Some 275 Burkinabe nationals have fled their country to the northern part of Ghana as refugees in the wake of an ongoing chieftaincy-related clash in the French-speaking West African nation. Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is responding to the needs of the asylum seekers at Widnaba, a …

South Africans last night mourned the passing of jazz legend Dorothy Masuka, who died at the age of 83. Singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka told City Press that Masuka had died from a stroke. “Her music will always live on. She was among the greatest. Very sad,” Chaka said. In a …

Recent meeting between the country’s former and newly elected presidents reveals bitter truth to Congolese citizens Nearly two months after elections were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the country is reeling in shock after discovering that it was merely what observers describe as a cosmetic regime change. …

Here are key dates in Sudan since Omar al-Bashir, who on Friday announced a nationwide state of emergency following two months of deadly anti-government protests, came to power three decades ago. 1989: Coup In June 1989, army brigadier Bashir seizes power in a coup backed by Islamist ideologue Hassan al-Turabi. …

Senegalese voters have begun casting their ballots in the country’s presidential election. President Macky Sall is seeking a second term and faces four challengers in his bid. Since coming into office, Mr Sall has focused on new infrastructure projects, but critics say he has done little to improve the lives …