Africa – Ethiopian Monitor

Algeria Culture Minister Quits after Concert Stampede

Algeria’s culture minister has resigned, after the deaths of five young music fans in a stampede at a packed concert

KHARTOUM – The leader of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, has been sworn in as

ADDIS ABEBA – Sudan’s opposition leaders have nominated former senior UN official Abdalla Hamdok to be prime minister during the

ADDIS ABEBA – Ugandan Winnie Byanyima has been appointed as the next executive director of UNAids.

JOHANNESBURG – At least 600 foreign nationals were arrested by police on Wednesday, South African media reports.

Eritrea is marking 25 years since the start of conscription, celebrating the fact that 500,000 people have undergone training in

SUDAN/Khartoum – Sudan’s ruling military council and main opposition coalition have signed a constitutional declaration which will pave the way

ADDIS ABEBA – United Nations told African Central Bank Governors that concerns around Africa’s rising sovereign debt should not focus

ADDIS ABEBA – Africa’s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy

ADDIS ABEBA – African Union has condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated by Al-Shabab militants against its peacekeeping