Uganda military court adjourns trial of opposition figure
Kampala, Uganda (AFP) - An Ugandan military court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of abducted veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye to next year after...
Ghana opposition leader Mahama officially wins election
Accra, Ghana
Ghana's opposition leader John Mahama officially won the country's election on Monday, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government's economic...
Herders-farmers clash in Chad leaves 11 dead
N'Djamena, Chad
At least 11 people were killed at the weekend in southern Chad in clashes between nomadic herders and farmers, local authorities said on Monday,...
Burkina junta chief names new PM after dissolving government
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - (AFP) - Burkina Faso's junta head on Saturday named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister, according to...
War monitor says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) - A Syria war monitor said that President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning...
