Politics

Relentless calls for the resignation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on money laundering charges have drawn mixed reactions in the country. It comes after former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser filed a criminal complaint against president Ramaphosa, accusing him of money laundering and failing to report a theft from his …

Military government in Burkina Faso announced three days of national mourning from Tuesday following the death of at least 100 civilians over the weekend in the north of the country. The leader of the transition, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, issued a decree on Monday evening to observe mourning throughout the country. …

The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, condemned Britain’s plans to send a first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, saying the policy set a catastrophic precedent. He said other countries who took in far more asylum seekers than Britain could decide to follow its example. …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo accused the Rwandan army of invasion after allegedly helping rebels take over Bunagana, a border town in North Kivu province. The Congolese M23 rebels took over the town on Monday after forcing some government soldiers to flee to neighbouring Uganda, media reported. In …

Ukraine has lost a quarter of its cultivable land due to the Russian occupation of certain regions, in the south and east, its Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday. “Despite the loss of 25% of cultivable land, the structure of the crops sown this year is more than sufficient to …

Heavy taxes imposed by al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab group in parts of Somalia are making it impossible for farmers to cultivate crops amid a severe drought. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s special envoy for the drought situation, said the al-Shabab taxes were forcing farmers to flee their farms and homes. …

A Tunisian military court has ordered arrest of journalist Salah Attia for claiming the army refused orders from the president to shut down the headquarters of the powerful Union Generale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT). Mr Attia told the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera on Saturday that President Kais Saied asked the military …

Missing Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali has been found in a well in the country’s capital, Harare, ending a widely publicized search, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said. She was reported missing following an argument with a former boyfriend, Pius Jambo. Mr Jambo, described by the CCC as …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in trouble after suspicions he bought silence of burglars who allegedly stole 3.8 million euros in cash from one of his properties. Four years ago, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to fight corruption that plagues South African society to the highest peak of the state. Today, …

A Moroccan captured while fighting for Ukraine is among three people who have been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine, Russian state media reported . The soldiers, the Moroccan Brahim Saaudun and the British Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner are accused of being mercenaries, according …