Mugabe seeks financial independence for African Union
African leaders have agreed in principle to impose a flurry of taxes in a bid to finance their pan-African bloc, set up to push the continent’s diplomatic agenda but dependent...
Chad forces bomb Boko Haram positions in Nigerian town
Chadian aircraft struck Boko Haram positions in the Nigerian border town of Gamboru for a second straight day on Sunday, an AFP journalist in a neighbouring town said. Two military...
Egypt deports jailed Australian reporter Greste
Egypt deported Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste to Australia Sunday after holding him for more than 400 days despite global condemnation of his jailing on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood....
South Africa apartheid assassin ‘Prime Evil’ granted parole
Pretoria (AFP) - One of South Africa's most notorious mass murderers, Eugene de Kock, was granted parole on Friday after 20 years in jail, a decision that brought back painful...
Tanzania: Egypt Lauds SPLM Arusha Peace Accord
EGYPTIAN Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the peace agreement signed by three factions of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) of South Sudan in Arusha, last week and...
Egypt Doctor Convicted Over Girl’s Death in Landmark FGM Case
London — An Egyptian doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure, campaigners said on Monday following the country's first...
South Africa: Xenophobic Looting – ‘The Country Must Look’
“There's too much gangsters, too much crime around here,” says Selwyn Peters. He's standing on a road with ruts of mud, washing water, and shit. Barbed wire wraps around the...
Civil Society Groups Oppose Mugabe as Next AU President
ADDIS ABABA— Civil society organizations are opposing the likely election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as the next president of the African Union. African leaders are expected to elect the...
South Africa: R700 Billion Lost to Corruption in 20 Years
Johannesburg — South Africa has lost R700 billion to corruption over the last 20 years, the Institute of Internal Auditors said on Wednesday. "The cost of corruption in the last...
South Africa: Meddling in South Africa’s Criminal Justice Institutions a Recipe for Disaster
Indicators show that in recent years, organised crime and corruption have been increasing in South Africa. Organised crime, as evidenced by growing incidents of vehicle and truck hijacking, along with...