Africa
South African Workers March In Solidarity With Palestinians
In South Africa, unions have linked Workers’ Day commemorations to a march in solidarity with Palestinians. Hundreds have joined trade...
Mali Kills Senior IS Commander Abu Huzeifa In Joint Operation
Malian State TV says a senior Islamic State commander who had a $5m (£4m) US bounty on his head has...
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amidst crisis
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry officially resigned Thursday as a transitional government is sworn in and a new leader, Michael...
Jamaica officially recognises Palestine as a state
Jamaica has officially recognised the State of Palestine following deliberations in the Cabinet. Jamaica now joins around 140 UN member...
ANC Loses Bid To Stop Use Of Former Armed Wing Logo By Party
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name...
Kenya begins investigation into helicopter crash that killed Military Chief
Kenya's government has dispatched a team to investigate the helicopter crash, which killed military leader General Francis Ogolla and...
Chief of Kenya Defence, Francis Ogolla dies in helicopter crash
Kenya's defense chief, Francis Ogolla and nine other high-ranking officials were killed in a military helicopter accident in a remote...
Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats for subversive activities
Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for engaging in "subversive activities", the Burkinabe foreign affairs ministry said in a...
Zambia President, Hichilema appeals to int’l community for aid in wake of drought
Nearly half of Zambia’s population has been affected by the on-going drought with the country needing about $940m (£760m)...
UN Special envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily resigns
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye...
