There was never any doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would receive a hero’s welcome in Somalia. On Thursday, he vowed to go ahead with the trip despite a bomb Read More..
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Mugabe Takes Over as New AU Chair
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe took over the post of African Union chairperson on Friday, replacing Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Mugabe was elected by his fellow heads of state to Read More..
Libyan Talks Get off to Positive Start in Geneva
A new round of peace talks between Libya’s warring factions has kicked off in Geneva with all parties showing a “constructive spirit”, the United Nations has said. “I am confident Read More..
Timbuktu Is Africa’s Lone Shot At Oscars
In one of these pages, we predicted that 2015 was going to be a good year for Ugandan film. What we forgot, was to tag the African film flag, which Read More..
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests continue in Niger
At least five people in Niger’s capital Niamey have been killed in protests against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, AFP news agency reported, quoting the country’s President Mahamadou Read More..
Nigeria and Boko Haram
In a recent Aljazeera news coverage, Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau has been reported stating that his group killed hundreds in Nigerian town and threatens to attack Niger, Chad and Read More..