The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has extended apologies to the people of the country over the recent economic crisis that led to a shortage of fuel and power grid failures. The apology by the leader of Nigeria comes after the country has been plunged into weeks of fuel scarcity and power crisis, thereby overwhelming the […]
Sudan – The population of South Sudan is scrapped of basic requirements to the extent that they are now resorting to stealing and attacking camps of aid workers. The human rights activists, relief workers and many of the internal groups are making efforts to help people in South Sudan given how miserably they are living […]
Somalia -Somalia missed the deadline for holding elections for the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday (15 March), causing yet another delay in the election process that was supposed to result in the appointment of a new President, which had been expected for more than a year. There had been no news from the Somali […]
Peace talks between Chad’s military government and various opposition groups to be started in Qatar on Sunday have been adjourned for 48 hours. The negotiations that were the first step towards putting an end to rebellion in the country and to hold legitimate elections met a roadblock because of a dispute over format of the […]
On Sunday, in Doha, Chad’s military-led government and armed rebel factions began long-awaited talks. Peace talks for Chad have begun in Qatar. These talks are designed to pave the way for a national discourse in October. Even though there were over a hundred people there when the talks began, some of the 84 leaders from […]
Ukraine – The African continent is facing a new challenge after having defeated the Covid-19 situation. Most affected would be the North African countries that would be facing a sharp rise in food prices and shortage too. This has been estimated by Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The institute has also thrown light on […]
South Africa – A report by the World Bank revealed that South Africa is the most unequal nation in the world. On Wednesday, the organization said that one of the most determining factors here was race. It further explained that in South African society, 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth […]
After much delay, Libya has decided to suspend the gender equality agreement from implementation in the country. Earlier this week, the Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers which was lead by Abdelhamid Dbeibah announced that the implementation of a gender equality bill on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day was canceled The official announcement was […]
Libya – The Libyan Transitional Council of Ministers, led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has put a halt to the implementation of an UN-sponsored gender equality pact. Last Sunday, on the eve of International Women’s Rights Day, the government made the decision. Because some of its articles don’t follow the rules of Islamic law, the suspension was […]
Sudan – South Sudan needs to put its act together and get ready for elections- this is the common thought between the US and United Nations. Addressing a meeting at the UN Security Council recently, the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that elections were imperative in order to ‘work toward a true […]
On Friday, AFP journalists reported from the airport in Abuja that the first batch of 415 Nigerians who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine were back in their homeland. The students landed in Abuja at 7:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) from Bucharest, Romania’s capital, one of the countries where many African students have fled. The Nigerians […]
Tigray – Tigray conflict is not nearing an end and the consequences of humanitarian crisis are being borne by the civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The conflict between the Ethiopian government and TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) is in its 16 months and there is no sign of respite as the fight continues to drag […]
Ukraine – The European Union’s (EU) delegation in Kenya has denied allegations of discrimination against Africans in EU member states bordering Ukraine. Europe says that countries near Ukraine that have been at war have welcomed all people fleeing the conflict without exception, dismissing claims that they have been unfair. According to a press release from […]
Cameraoon – The death of a nurse on Saturday in an attack by “suspected” members of armed groups in Cameroon’s English-speaking north-west, which has been racked by violent conflict between separatists and the military, is “condemned in the strongest possible terms” by the UN. According to a statement from the UN Office for the Coordination […]
NIgeria – January 30 will be remembered as a fateful day for hundreds of Nigerians living in slums in Urualla, Port Harcourt. They woke up to bulldozers rolling over their homes and by end of the day they were left homeless with their belongings lost. This was part of the government’s orders to clear the […]
Chad – The ruling military junta is getting support from France; so are the Chadian accusing and have taken to the streets. Protestors are chanting anti-French slogans and are done with the military junta rule. Some 500 such people are said to have demonstrated against the junta rule, something that has come in response to […]
Some Russians allegedly attacked a train carrying Ghanaian students in Ukraine, but they were unharmed. In a Saturday interview with local television (February 26), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, revealed this. Mr. Ablakwa, who is also the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, was commenting on the government’s […]
