Politics
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UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader’s son over “lavish lifestyle” spending
July 23, 2021 Reuters LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for misappropriating millions…
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South African court grants delay in Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial
July 21, 2021 Reuters JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) – A South African court granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for…
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Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
July 19, 2021 UN News “Each year, on this day, Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to this…
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Pentagon Identifies 7 Suspects in Moise Killing Who Received US Military Training
July 17, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – At least seven Colombian nationals who were arrested by Haitian authorities in connection…
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Somalia’s Only Female Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead
July 15, 2021 By VOA MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia’s top leaders, all men, have struggled for years to tame the…
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Hundreds of Ghana opposition supporters march in protest at killings
July 7, 2021 Reuters, Accra, Ghana – Hundreds of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra on…
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Algeria Revokes France 24 Accreditation as Pressure on Media Mounts
June 24, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – Algeria’s decision to revoke the accreditation of France 24 over its coverage of…
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Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal
June 18, 2021 BBC Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three…
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Ethiopians Prepare for Elections Amid Ongoing Conflict
June 18, 2021 By VOA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Passersby called the raucous campaigns this week in Addis Ababa “beautiful,”…
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Congo president says Kinshasa hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus
June 15, 2021 Reuters Hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa are “overwhelmed” by a rise in COVID-19 infections,…
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Algeria Holds First Parliamentary Elections Since Popular Revolt in 2019
June 15, 2021 By VOA CAIRO – Commentators reported low turnout Saturday in parts of Algeria, which was holding its…
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African Union suspends Mali after coup, threatens sanctions
June 4, 2021 By Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The African Union has suspended Mali and is threatening sanctions…
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Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
April 11, 2021 By Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his…
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Niger inaugurates president in 1st democratic power transfer
April 3, 2021 By Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger has sworn in its new president in the…
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Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted
April 2, 2021 By Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the…
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Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19
March 20, 2021 By Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an…
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Cameroon Election of Octogenarians to Top Posts Draws Mixed Reactions
March 21,2021 By VOA YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – There have been mixed reactions in Cameroon to 88-year-old President Paul Biya’s orders…
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Women’s Participation in Politics Growing Slowly Worldwide
March 12, 2021 By VOA More women continue to enter politics and government at the highest levels, but there is…
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Unprecedented number of women leaders, but parity still far off
March 12, 2021 By UN News While the number of women heads of State or in government around the world has reached unprecedented levels, the challenge in…
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South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
February 21, 2021 By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance…
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Cameroon President, Oldest African Leader, Celebrates 88th Birthday
February 16, 2021 By Moki Edwin Kindzeka of VOA YAOUNDÉ – Africa’s oldest and second longest serving leader, Cameroonian President Paul…
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Egypt urged to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
February 16, 2021 By UN News UN independent human rights experts appealed on Feb.11 for authorities in Egypt to remove…
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Egypt’s revolution: I saw the unimaginable happen
February 10, 2021 By Wael Hussein BBC News, Cairo On a quiet Tuesday, at the BBC Cairo office back in 2011,…
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Sudan’s PM reshuffles Cabinet to add rebel ministers
February 9, 2021 By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday announced a Cabinet reshuffle…
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Burundi sentences 34 accused of coup attempt; all in exile
February 6, 2021 By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi has sentenced 34 people to life in prison…
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