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The European Union (E.U.) has waded into the recent upsurge of deadly violence in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions. It has subsequently tasked the government to ensure that lives do not continue to be lost as has been witnessed over the last weekend where a number of security officials and civilians have been killed. Whiles stressing the need for such acts ...

South African President Jacob Zuma is under pressure to resign, as top members of his own party who have the power to remove him consider their next step. His presidency has covered more than a third of South Africa’s time after apartheid, but it has been dogged by scandal. So what has happened to bring us to this point? Here’s ...

Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna, following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as “the people’s president”. Mr Miguna has boarded a flight to take him to Canada, where he is a citizen. His departure came after he was charged with treason-related offences. Kenya’s Chief Justice David Maraga has criticised the government ...

Angela Merkel’s conservatives (CDU/CSU) have finally hashed out a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) that could break months of political deadlock in Germany. Negotiators have agreed on the division of key ministries – one of the last hurdles towards forming a government. It could end more than four months of wrangling since inconclusive elections in September. But ...

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is to attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which are being held in the South, ministers in Seoul say. Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of late leader Kim Jong-il and her role was strengthened last year when she was promoted to the politburo. Both Koreas will march under ...

At least 23 people from the same community have died in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cause is the resurgence of conflict for land between Hema breeders and Lendu farmers in Ituri. For several weeks, attacks have multiplied and hundreds of houses have been burned during these violent attacks. 12 people were also seriously injured. This ...

Authorities in Kenya have restored broadcast signals to two television stations after a week. The signal of four channels was suspended over the symbolic swearing in ceremony of opposition chief, Raila Odinga. The local Daily Nation outlet reported that signals for NTV and KTN NEWS had been restored as at Monday afternoon. They added that Citizen TV and Inooro TV’s ...

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila will not contest in elections when they are next held, the information minister Lambert Mende has told the Voice of America channel. According to him, Kabila intends to respect the consitution of the country and to hand over power after the December 2018 elections. The Minister also disclosed that the ...

Kenya Raila Odinga secure in first material for construction of in state house as people’s president plus ‘Facebook blocks’ from Ghana. Abeku Adams chop block for Kenya demma self-appointed people’s president Raila Odinga in der after di paddy in comment fly tee like ‘asangoli’. Di comments wey Abeiku make get like over 1,000 reactions den over 400 comments, chaw of ...

South Africa’s parliament has scheduled a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma for February 22, the parliament’s speaker said on Friday, following a request from the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. “Ms Mbete informed EFF leader Mr Julius Malema that she had decided to schedule their requested motion of no confidence in the President for 22 February,” the parliament said ...