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 […]
Secretary General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres has said that Africa’s “triple crisis” has been aggravated by Ukraine war. Speaking from Senegal’s capital Dakar, Guterres who is on his first visit to Africa since the Covid-19 pandemic began, said, “when discussing the socio-economic situation, it is impossible not to mention the war in Ukraine and […]
Everything is now in place for Ghana’s Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) to begin on Sunday (May 1). This comes after a lot of people in Ghana have said they don’t like the plan that the country’s finance minister made in November 2021. Some industry stakeholders welcome the charge, while others feel it will have a […]
Burkina Faso and Guinea, where the military has taken control by force, have requested additional time from their West African neighbors to develop a transition plan. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Wednesday that the Monday, April 25th ultimatum has expired. Burkina Faso wished for more time than the April 25 […]
President Hakainde Hichilema has praised China for agreeing to participate in the IMF’s Zambia debt restructuring process and joining other creditors. During a press conference at the Statehouse in Lusaka on Monday, Hichilema stated that the government will be unable to achieve sustainable economic progress with the current debt levels. He said he was proud […]
Park rangers snapped into action when they spotted a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin. The park director and senior ranger officers sent anti-poaching units to chase the men, who eventually fled into Nigeria. They also directed Benin’s police and army to position […]
According to the army, six soldiers were killed and 20 were injured in simultaneous attacks on three army bases in central Mali on Sunday. The Malian army said in a statement that “armed terrorist groups” used “suicide trucks full of explosives” to attack targets in Sevare, Niono, and Bapho. According to recordings released to AFP […]
The French military has claimed that Russian mercenaries have buried scores of bodies near a military base in Mali. The mercenaries have thus falsely accused France of leaving behind mass graves in the African country by its departing forces. The army has claimed of filming the whole act through a drone. The film shows ‘white […]
Over the weekend, another female runner was killed in the high-altitude Kenyan training town of Iten. Kenyan police confirmed the news on Tuesday, adding that the athlete’s boyfriend is being sought in connection with the murder. According to Keiyo County police Chief Tom Maruko, the boyfriend, Ethiopian runner Koki Fai, is believed to have fled […]
Ahead of World Malaria Day, (April 25), more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi could be administered with at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. The continent continues its fight against the disease. According to WHO statistics, 90 percent of the 241 million cases come from the African continent itself. […]
In Tunisia, dozens of refugees and migrants are asking to be evacuated to neighboring countries. Since Saturday, the refugees have been holding a sit-in in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia’s capital. They are largely survivors of illegal immigration attempts by sea to Europe. A banner they’ve […]
In the face of a barrage of criticism, the United Kingdom and Rwanda have continued to defend their highly contentious migration agreement. People who sneak into the UK as stowaways on lorries or in small boats will be sent to East Africa to have their asylum claims looked at by the country’s government. In a […]
Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Saturday, paving the way for them to complete the process of appointing a new president of Somalia. The parliamentary elections should have been completed before incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term expired in February 2021. Elections in Somalia follow a complex indirect model, whereby 54 […]
A fresh protest gathered dozens of people in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday. The death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, sparked calls for police reform. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, chanting “there is no justice in this land” and “Justice for Patrick.” Protests against racism and demands for […]
United Kingdom’s new plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is being met with a lot of heat. The intent according to UK PM Boris Johnson is to prevent human trafficking especially of young men travelling on ferries and boats illegally entering Britain through the English Channel. Asylum seekers will be sent off the Rwanda […]
With the Somali government struggling to overcome a political deadlock, the Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT), the country’s top entity authorised to manage the election, designated the city of Ilwaq (bordering Kenya) as an electoral centre for holding the polls for the remaining 16 seats in Jubaland region. Earlier, the election centre was kept in […]
Thomas Debatisse, a French street artist who spent nearly a year in a Seychelles prison, will now be able to return home as a free man. On April 27, last year, the 35-year-old from Nice, France, was accused of murdering his Franco-Congolese partner, Emmanuelle Badibanga. After a two-month trial, the jury came back with their […]
The joint regional force in Mozambique has been decided to be expanded; but South Africa’s military chief Rudzani Maphwanya has warned of escalations. He feels there is an urgent need to deal with the terrorists in Mozambique before the problem spreads further afield. The joint regional force is a part of the 16-nation Southern African […]
On Tuesday evening, a boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria as it attempted to cross a river to get firewood, killing at least 28 people. After rescue personnel and volunteers retrieved their bodies from the River Shagari in Sokoto state, regional government official Aliyu Dantani stated that most of the victims were teenage girls. There were […]