Tunisia President, Kais Saied

Tunisia signs 10-year military deal with U.S

Politics Oct 01
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed a 10-year military cooperation deal with Tunis Wednesday during his first stop on a regional tour, hailing US-Tunisia collaboration over the conflict in neighbouring Libya.
South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa opens borders to African countries, limits others
Politics Oct 01
South Africa will reopen its borders to all African countries from Thursday while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, the government said on Wednesday.
Mass protests against Algeria's elite started in February last year (Reuters)
Algerian lawyers strike over political pressure
Politics Oct 01
Lawyers in Algeria have been holding a nationwide strike in protest at what they say is increasing political pressure on the country's judicial system.
File Photo: United Nations logo
UN peacekeepers warn of fresh rebel violence ahead of vote
Politics Oct 01
Major Ashif is tense as he watches from the turret of his armoured vehicle as the muddy road in front of him slowly unwinds.
A woman raises the Nigerian flag as she participates in a parade to mark Nigeria's 55th anniversary
Nigeria turns 60: Hope despite anger over corruption, poverty
Politics Oct 01
It was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria’s new white and green flag was hoisted officially for the first time, replacing Britain’s Union Jack.
Samora Machel was Mozambique's independence leader but was prominent in lending support to Africa
Meet Mozambique’s independence leader Samora Machel who took the war to apartheid South Africa
Politics Oct 01
The story is quite popular that Samora Machel was forced into political activism by the fact that while a hospital aide at Miguel Bombarda Hospital in Mozambique, he joined others to protest the wage discrimination against Black African workers at the hospital.
A satellite shot of the Panguna mine
Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea
Politics Sep 30
Mining giant Rio Tinto is facing accusations that a mine it abandoned in Papua New Guinea two decades ago is leaking poisonous waste into rivers.