Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 17
Morocco Slams Netanyahu’s Annexation Remarks
Morocco strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for recent remarks about his intention to annex the occupied West Bank if he...
Sudanese Protesters Demand Judicial Reforms
Thousands of Sudanese on Thursday took to the streets in Khartoum demanding judicial reform. Protesters converged to the presidential palace to deliver a memo...
First Nigerians Fleeing South Africa Arrive Home
The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos.
The 188 people on...
Veteran Sudan Artist ‘Honoured to Get Dutch Award’
Sudan’s renowned octogenarian artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq has said she is greatly honoured to become a Prince Claus laureate – an annual award in...
Rwanda Agrees Deal to Take in Hundreds of African Migrants
Rwanda has agreed to take in hundreds of African migrants who are currently being held in Libyan detention centres.
A joint agreement between the government,...
Cameroon’s President Calls for National Dialogue
In an unexpected speech, Cameroon's President Paul Biya on late Tuesday called for a national dialogue that will focus on the grievances of the...
South Sudan Former Enemies Meet Face-To-Face
Talks between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and opposition Leader Riek Machar have begun in the capital, Juba.
Pictures shared on social media show a...
Letter from Africa: Ghanaians Saw Mugabe as Their In-Law
In the series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes that Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe, who has...
Morocco Abortion Trial Postponed Amid Protests
The trial of a Moroccan journalist accused of having sex outside marriage and a late-term, voluntary abortion has been postponed after hundreds of people...
Ethiopia ‘Pardons Thousands of Inmates’ for New Year
More than 7,000 prisoners will freed in Ethiopia to mark the country's new year, which will be celebrated on Thursday, according to the country's...
