Gabon’s President Ali Bongo to recover in Morocco from emergency surgery in Saudi Arabia
Gabon’s seriously ill President Ali Bongo is being moved from Saudi Arabia to Morocco to convalesce after emergency surgery. In the absence of the 59-year-old, his brother Frederick is running things in Libreville. ends intro Ali Bongo was rushed to hospital in Riyadh on October 24th where he was attending an economic gathering. It took […]
Islamist attack in Northern Mozambique leaves a dozen dead
Mozambique police have rounded up more than 200 suspects following the weekend killing of a dozen villagers. The suspected Islamist attack in the northern province of Cabo Delgado has caused thousands to flee for safety in neighbouring Tanzania. The attack took place a few kilometers from the Tanzanian border where Mozambique does not have security […]
Burundian authorities confident they have compelling evidence against four arrested for assassinating president
Burundian authorities are playing their cards close to their chest following the arrest of four former military officers for involvement in the 1993 assassination of the country’s first democratically election president. State Prosecutor Sylvestre Nyandwi says they’ve gathered substantial evidence against the four who will be brought to court as the investigation continues. The killing […]