Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender

Ethiopia said on Wednesday its military had killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin.
Nigerian Army soldiers stand at a base in Baga on August 2, 2019. (Photo by AUDU MARTE/AFP/Getty Ima
Nigerian troops kill 28 Boko Haram militants
Nigerian troops have killed 28 Boko Haram militants in an operation in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO | AFP
Museveni: Why government shut down social media in Uganda
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday evening confirmed the shutdown of social media channels in the country ahead of Thursday’s General Election.
Bobi Wine, Uganda's opposition presidential candidate during one of his recent campaigns
Bobi Wine, the 'ghetto president' rattling Uganda's Museveni
Ten years ago, ragga singer Bobi Wine, sporting dreadlocks and oversized black sunglasses, regularly appeared in music videos surrounded by women, driving a Cadillac with a joint hanging out of his mouth.
Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Zimbabwe's agriculture minister Perrance Shiri at his funeral
Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals as Coronavirus cases surge
Zimbabwe has banned families from transporting dead relatives to their areas of birth for burial as it battles to halt the spread of the Coronavirus.
Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki signs a dummy BBI endorsement form, PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Simple guide on proposed law review in Kenya
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was started in March 2018 when President Uhuru Kenyatta shook hands with his erstwhile opponent Raila Odinga, and signed a deal to end the cycle of deadly post-election violence.
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine says military raided his home
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine said soldiers raided his home on Tuesday and arrested his security guards, two days before an election.