Politics

An armed Amhara group is accused of killing dozens of people and looted property in the Gidda Ayana district of Oromia state. The district’s top official, Adane Alamirew, confirmed the attack but said he was unable to identify the number of people killed and the extent of the damage due …

A patient standing on a hospital balcony was killed by a stray bullet fired by security forces at protesters against military rule in Sudan on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing doctors. A 51-year-old man was shot while trying to get fresh air amid heavy tear gas in the city of Bahri, …

Thousands of Moroccans took to the cities streets on Sunday, to demonstrate against rising prices and to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the launch of a major reform movement. Thousands of people demonstrated in the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Tangier, to protest against rising prices and to call for …

Security forces in Zimbabwe arrested and detained dozens of opposition supporters over the weekend in the town of Masvingo ahead of a rally organized by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) which is launching the party’s campaign for the by-elections next month. At least 80 supporters of Zimbabawean opposition were …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday rejected Malian government’s demand to withdraw French troops from the country “without delay” and warned against any threat to their security. “We have announced the re-articulation of the system and it will be applied in good order to ensure the security of the United …

Mozambican defence minister says many people displaced from Cabo Delgado region by jihadist violence will be able to return by June this year, media report. Defence Minister Cristóvão Chume said the jihadists had been weakened, and there had been no attacks in recent days. He said security was progressively improving …

Liberia’s main opposition Unity Party is now the second to withdraw from the four-party coalition that’s planning to challenge President George Weah in next year’s elections. This latest move leaves the coalition in disarray. The first party to pull out was the All Liberian Party, of millionaire Benoni Urey. The …

Belgium’s prime minister has handed over an inventory of tens of thousands of artefacts looted from the former Belgian Congo to his Congolese counterpart. Alexander De Croo gave the catalogue to Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde in a ceremony at the museum where the items are held in Brussels. Mr Sama Lukonde …

The Somali government has said that police officers accused of torturing journalists covering al-Shabab attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, have been arrested. Interior Security Minister Abdullahi Nur said “the armed forces will be accountable for their actions”. The state-owned Somali National TV tweeted a photo of the journalists lying on …

The German government announced its plan to transfer hydrogen production technology to African countries amid its efforts to quit coal and nuclear energy on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Germany will have to import 40-60% of the hydrogen it needs for its energy transformation plans, the official said ahead of a meeting …