Zephirin Diabré

Burkina Faso election: Opposition leaders Diabre, Zida register as candidates

Politics Oct 05
The president of the Union for Progress and Change (UPC), Burkina Faso's main opposition party, Zephirin Diabré, and former Prime Minister Isaac Zida, filed their candidacies for the November 22 presidential election with the National Electoral Commission (Ceni) on Friday.
The suspects have been remanded
Western Togoland attacks: Five more arrested for stealing AK 47 rifles
Politics Oct 04
The Police have picked up five more persons who allegedly invaded two police stations in the Volta Region.
Former Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi continues to divide opinion in death
These are four conflicts in Africa that Gaddafi funded or launched
Politics Oct 04
If the company allows, it should be possible for Africans both on the continent and in the diaspora to have a nuanced conversation about the life and legacy of the former Libyan leader, Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi.
Rebels leaders gesture after the signing of the peace agreement
Sudan’s government, rebel groups sign landmark deal
Politics Oct 03
Sudan’s transitional government and several rebel groups have signed a peace agreement aimed at resolving years of war in which hundreds of thousands of people died and millions displaced in different regions across the country.
The UN Children's Fund UNICEF is among the agencies accused
UN, NGOs shaken by DR Congo sex abuse claims
Politics Oct 03
The humanitarian world has pledged to combat the scourge of sexual abuse within its ranks following shock revelations of alleged exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Barack Obama and his brother Malik share the same father but different mothers
Obama’s brother tried to win an election in Kenya based on Barack’s popularity
Politics Oct 03
When Joe Kennedy III recently lost his bid for the Democratic Party nominee for Senate in Massachusetts, we learned that he became the first Kennedy from that family to lose an election in the state.
President Buhari has promised to consolidate Nigeria’s democracy (Reuters)
Buhari urges unity on Nigeria's 60th anniversary
Politics Oct 01
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for unity as the country celebrates its 60th independence anniversary.