73 soldiers die in Niger’s deadliest rebel attack in living memory
Another Africa leader has, like President Cyril Ramaphosa, cut short a visit to Egypt to attend to a domestic crisis. President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger has raced to home to deal with a deadliest rebel attack on his country in living memory. A military spokesman in Niger says 73 soldiers were killed in yesterday’s attack […]
US and Western backers have evil intent in dealing with Hong Kong
China’s Ambassador to South Africa Lin Songtian accuses the United States and other Western power supporting violent demonstrations in Hong Kong of evil intent. Briefing the media in Pretoria the envoy says human rights organisations taking a similar line are simply doing Washington’s dirty work. Ambassador Lin Songtian spoke for more than three hours lashing […]
Rough start to Algeria’s election as police clash with protestors
There’s been rough start to Algeria’s presidential elections. Police baton-charged protestors against the poll and made dozens of arrests. Pro-democracy demonstrators calling themselves the Hirak say the poll is an excuse for the political elite and the military brass to cling to power after they brought down President Abdelaziz Bouteflika last April. Their call for […]