The government of Ethiopia has released the country’s opposition leader, Merera Gudina from prison. He has been in detention for over a year now after his arrest in December 2016 and was freed on Wednesday, according to prison officials.
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has rejected the decision of her political party, the Unity Party to sack her for alleged roles leading to the ruling party’s defeat in last year’s presidential elections.
The Nigerian army has announced that it has set free 244 Boko Haram fighters who it says have now repented or undergone rehabilitation and are no more a threat to society.
The government of Zimbabwe has revealed that it will in the coming days set up special courts to deal with corruption cases. This follows assurances from President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tackle corruption during his inauguration last year.
Police in Ghana’s capital Accra have arrested some individuals in possession of grenades with one of the suspects said to be a member of Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The US President Donald Trump has denied claims that he is a racist despite calling African countries last week “shithole” during a meeting over immigration reforms in his country.
The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sacked by her party the Unity Party for alleged roles leading to the ruling party’s defeat in last year’s presidential elections.
