Ethiopian opposition parties threaten election boycott
A coalition of Ethiopian opposition parties on Tuesday threatened to boycott a national vote next year without changes to an electoral law they view as biased towards the ruling party.
Sudan’s PM selects members of first cabinet since Bashir’s ouster
Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 civilian members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir in April, a source said on Tuesday.
Asked about rebel Brexit bill, UK PM Johnson says he will obey the law
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would obey the law, when asked by a lawmaker if his government would abide by legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit.
At least eight killed in central Mali as bus hits landmine
At least eight people were killed in Mali when a makeshift bomb exploded under a passenger bus traveling in the violence-plagued central region of Mopti, the bus company said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe state doctors strike over pay as economy struggles
Zimbabwean public sector doctors went on strike on Tuesday for the second time in less than a year to demand a further salary increase amid soaring living costs, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government struggles with a deteriorating economy.
Bangladesh blocks internet services in Rohingya refugee camps
Bangladesh’s telecom regulatory authority on Tuesday ordered mobile phone operators to partially block high-speed data services to areas where Rohingya refugees are living in sprawling camps, citing security concerns following recent violence in the ar…
‘No deal’ Brexit would cost at least $16 billion in UK exports losses: U.N.
Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would cost Britain at least $16 billion in lost exports, and would probably cost far more after indirect effects are taken into account, a report by the U.N. trade agency UNCTAD said on Tuesday.
Britain can leave EU by Oct. 31: U.S. Vice President
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to London that he believed Britain will be able to leave the European Union by its latest deadline of the end of October.
New Spanish election likely as Socialists, Podemos at odds: sources
Spain’s far-left Unidas Podemos party dismissed the Socialists’ latest offer for a deal to form a government on Tuesday, further increasing the likelihood of another election in November after an inconclusive vote in April.
Guinea-Bissau police say 1.8 tonnes of cocaine seized in biggest ever haul
Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized more than 1.8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in flour bags in the biggest seizure in the country’s history, authorities said on Tuesday.
