On Friday, November 8th the biggest hospital in Maputo announced that clashes with thepolice on Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least three persons in the capital ofMozambique. It also added that 66 people…
At least six people were killed in a…
Congo - Officials and AFP reported that a bomb blast killed at least six people in the eastern city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. The bomb went off in the…
Nigeria Feels No Remorse Destroying Near Expiration 1…
Nigeria -While Nigeria destroyed a huge one million lot of expired Astra Zeneca vaccines, it happily received the ones donated by the US too. The skepticism over vaccine efficacy has forced the continent to the…
The EU’s training mission in Mali has been…
Mali - A new general has taken command of the EU training mission in Mali (EUTM). A number of European embassies as well as Malian military brass were present at the ceremony, which took place…
Goma residents disapprove inclusion of Rwandese people in…
Democratic Republic of CongoGoma residents are on streets to express their displeasure over inclusion of Rawandese policemen in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they fear that they could be subjected to uncalled for clashes. …
Sudan has been hit by anti-coup protests in…
Sudan - Thousands of Sudanese came to the streets of the country's capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to commemorate three years of protests that sparked a popular movement that saw longstanding President Omar al-Bashir overthrown. Security…
Nigeria: Lawmakers reject gender equality bill citing religious…
Nigerian lawmakers rejected the gender equality bill for the third time in five years. The lawmakers cited “socio-cultural and Islamic concerns'' as reasons to reject the bill. The bill was focused on eliminating discrimination on…
In the Central African Republic, palm wine benefits…
Africa - The Central African Republic's Kapou village has a reputation for producing significant quantities of palm wine. This activity has been the main source of revenue for young and old for decades. Philemon owns…
Secret burials were performed for Burundi’s prison inmates
Burundi - Families of the victims of the fire at the Gitega jail in Burundi are still in the dark regarding the whereabouts of their loved ones a week after the blaze broke out. Some…
Ethiopia demands to release reporters detained under emergency…
Ethiopia - As the situation gets turbulent in Ethiopia, there are an increasing number of incidents that show that the military is gaining excessive control over each affairs of the country on the government's orders.…
French officials finally give the charge of military…
Mali - On Tuesday, the French officials at the military base in the Malian city of Tumbuktu handed over the keys to controlling after taking charge of the area for the last nine years It…
Nigeria will destroy one million expired COVID-19 Vaccines…
Nigeria - Nigeria will destroy one million Coid-19 vaccines amid the new variant of the Covid-19 virus, Omicron. Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) announced the news on Monday.…
Germany finalizes the documents to sum up its…
Germany - The two different stands taken by Morocco and Germany have made their diplomatic bond weak with every passing day. Given their fair share of differences, Germany has decided to prepare a ‘solemn declaration’…
Burkina Faso’s President appoints a new Prime Minister
Burkina Faso -Following the resignation of Christophe Dabire, the government of Burkina Faso has announced the selection of a new prime minister. Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top nuclear watchdog, has been appointed…
Climate change impacts are being evaluated by the…
South Sudan - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan has paid a visit to the areas in the country's north that have been flooded. The weather in the country's Unity state is…
Liberia’s senator & Ex-warlord Prince Johnson slapped with…
Liberia - The United States of America has slapped sanctions on Liberia’s ex-warlord and current senator Prince Yormie Johnson on grounds of alleged corruption. The sanctions have been imposed under Global Magnitsky Act, according to…
Al-Burhan, Sudan’s top general, warns against foreign interference
Sudan - During a speech after attending the conclusion of a military drill in the Maaqil district of the northern Nile River State, Sudan's senior general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan warned against foreign meddling in the…
A prison fire in Burundi has resulted in…
Burundi- At least 38 detainees are believed to be dead and 69 critically injured after a fire broke out in the main jail in Burundi's capital, Gitega, on Tuesday. The occurrence was confirmed by the…
South Africa has been “punished” for the discovery…
South Africa -Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Macky Sall of Senegal have expressed their displeasure with rich countries for imposing travel bans on them after the country revealed the discovery of a novel…