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 […]
Uganda – Police in Uganda announced On Thursday that they had killed at least five people, including a Muslim cleric, who were suspected of having ties to the extremist organization behind Tuesday’s suicide blasts in the capital. As they attempted to return to Uganda, four men were killed in a gunfight in a frontier village […]
Ouagadougou – On Tuesday, thousands of protesters came on the street. They demanded President Roch Kabore resignation as he failed to save 28 soldiers and four civilians that were killed by militants. No less than 32 individuals, including 28 military cops and four regular citizens, were killed in an assault on a gendarmerie station in […]
Nigeria – Nigeria has recently started investing a lot in infrastructure and functional measures that lead the way for ecological transportation. Nigeria is Africa’s largest country by population, which makes it an important factor in determining the transitional environment in the continent. It is now focusing on shared transportation and this business is quickly becoming […]
Madagascar– Environmentalists in Madagascar, which is home to one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, are growing concerned that climate change will put indigenous wildlife at risk. Sky News followed a tiny group of guardians of the Analamazaotra Forest in east-central Madagascar, who claimed that deforestation and poaching are being driven by poverty fueled by […]
Sudan – General Abdel Fattah Burhan, the top Sudanese general has re-appointed himself as head of interim government in Sudan led by army. The move on Thursday establishes the leader with bolstered power two weeks after he led the coup against leaders and government that was elected through civil elections. The move of appointments for […]
France – Benin welcomed back over 30 royal artifacts plundered from the West African country more than 130 years ago during France’s colonial domination. President Patrice Talon of Benin and the country’s cultural minister traveled to Paris on Tuesday to bring the 26 artefacts back to Benin as part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s effort […]
Congo – The Congolese army announced Tuesday that it had retaken all of its posts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which it said were attacked on Sunday night by former M23 rebels. The military had previously accused members of the M23 rebel group of storming a base in the Rutshuru district of eastern […]
Ethiopia – The US State Department is now asking all its citizens to move out of Ethiopia as the country goes into complete political disarray. An alliance of anti-government forces has vowed to see the East African nation’s leadership to be dismantled. A fluid security environment is not something that looks like a conducive situation […]
Guinea & Mali– The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) held an extraordinary meeting of heads of state on Sunday, November 7, in Accra, Ghana, “devoted to the evaluation of political developments in the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mali,” according to an Ecowas statement. “The Heads of State will take stock […]
KwaZulu-Natal– Figures from the Electoral Commission’s polls set the African National Congress’ (ANC) greatest adversary, the Democratic Alliance, on 22pc of the vote and the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters on 10pc. Significant cities, for example, Johannesburg and Pretoria, have had an alliance with state-run administrations since the last local elections five years prior. Broadly, the […]
Ethiopia– Ethiopia is struggling to stay afloat as the Tigray conflict and civil war reach an ominous one year landmark. As world leaders and diplomats step up efforts to bring in ceasefire in the East African country, Abiy Ahmed’s post has been removed by Facebook for “inciting and supporting violence”. In a Facebook post on […]
Ethiopia – As reported by government media, Ethiopia’s cabinet declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after Tigrayan rebels captured two important towns in an apparent push towards the capital. “The state of emergency has been declared in order to protect residents from terrorist TPLF group crimes in several regions of the country,” according to […]
South Africa -Cryptocurrencies have opened up the market of investors for their diverse and accessible nature. And for this very reason, they have raised the scope of scrutiny by governments and regulators. South Africa’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures were recently assessed in a report by National Treasury. The report was compiled through collaboration […]
Somalia – Given the state of Somalia, elections are extremely crucial to ensure proper and functional governance of the country but continuous clashes among the rebel groups and the government troops are diminishing the light of hope of any development. It all seems to work out when the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and his […]
Sudan – Demonstrations against the military who seized power in a coup this week continued on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Friday. As heavily armed Sudanese security cars drove around the streets, protesters threw stones and burned tires across the highways. According to the Sudan Doctors’ Committee and activists, at least nine individuals […]
Nigeria – In a country where child kidnapping is a regular norm, children are now showing signs of fear of attending school. Jihadists have resorted to strange means to secure funds to meet their selfish needs. One of them is kidnapping school-going children for ransom. According to figures shared by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, almost […]
Africa – A total of 110 doses of the Moderna covid 19 vaccine will be delivered to Africa. On the world’s least vaccinated continent, this has been dubbed a breakthrough. Moderna said Tuesday that it expects to provide the first 15 million doses by the end of this year, followed by 35 million in the […]
Sudan – After soldiers seized civilian leaders Monday in what activists called a “coup,” Sudan’s top general declared a state of emergency, dissolved the institutions overseeing the country’s democratic transition, and announced the formation of a new government. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made the declaration in a televised address after armed forces imprisoned members of […]