Zimbabwe’s government will hold last-ditch negotiations with public sector unions today to try to avert a national strike that could trigger more unrest after this month’s violent protests. But…
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France’s Macron presses Sisi on human rights in Cairo meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he told his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during a visit to Cairo that stability and security could not be separated from human rights. The two leaders met…
US President Donald Trump says he is sceptical a deal can be reached on border security before government funding expires again next month. He spoke to the Wall Street Journal as eight…
Sudan opposition head backs protesters’ call for Bashir to go
Sudan’s main opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi has called for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, throwing his support behind anti-government demonstrators after weeks of deadly protest. Speaking today to…
The number of people killed in an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has risen to four hundred and forty-three, health authorities have announced, as new President Felix Tshisekedi began…
New Congo president Tshisekedi calls for unity after divisive election
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi called for national reconciliation on Thursday as he became Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, succeeding Joseph Kabila in Congo’s first transfer of power via an election…