A remote corner of South Africa has become the hub of a disturbing surge in the illegal trade of unique plants. Organised crime groups are taking advantage of overseas demand for these rare species and…
Sudanese civil leaders have been arrested amid reports…
Sudan - After weeks of tension between the military and civilian transitional authorities in Sudan, unidentified gunmen arrested several Sudanese politicians at their homes early Monday, according to a government source. According to AFP journalists,…
Will Tanzania Be Able To Tab Huge Natural…
Tanzania -Tanzania is going the natural way as it is moving towards harnessing natural gas, concretizing a zero-emission target set by the UN for 2030. It will now be looking at exporting Natural gas, adding…
Sierra Leone is working to increase the number…
Sierra Leone - The government of Sierra Leone tabled a measure on Thursday that will ensure that women hold 30 percent of parliamentary seats and cabinet positions in the West African country. President Julius Maada…
Mekele, the capital of Tigray, has become the…
Mekele -A new air raid against the Tigrayan capital of Mekele was launched by Ethiopia's military on Wednesday, marking the second shelling of the city this week against objectives of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.…
Libya still lacks stability ten years after Kadhafi’s…
Libya - It is the 10th anniversary of the death of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at a time when the country is preparing for parliamentary elections in December, as part of a United Nations-led…
Pro-army protestors rally again near Sudan’s presidential palace
Sudan - Hundreds of pro-military Sudanese protestors demonstrated for a second day on Sunday, exacerbating what Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok termed the country's precarious transition's "biggest and most serious crisis." Protesters in Khartoum are calling…
Hundreds of Sudanese protest in Khartoum, calling for…
Sudan - Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in Khartoum on Saturday, calling for the overthrow of the government that is supposed to lead the country into its first elections after 30 years of dictatorship, accusing it…
Agnes Tirop’s husband has been arrested in connection…
According to Kenyan officials, the husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been apprehended and will be charged with her murder after a nationwide manhunt was started and he was apprehended in the coastal city…
Agnes Tirop, an Olympian, died at the age…
Kenya - Agnes Tirop, a Kenyan runner who won bronze medals at the World Championships on two separate occasions, has died. The announcement was made by the country's track and field federation on Wednesday. The…
After resigning as health secretary, Matt Hancock gets…
Africa -Matt Hancock, who has previously served as the health monter of the Boris Johnson administration, has donned a new role of the United Nations special representative to Africa on Tuesday. Addressing the same, Hancock…
Mali Reaches Out To Morocco For Help Towards…
Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop addressed the media after talks in Berlin and said that Mali was very keen on getting foreign help to get their economy in the right track. He spoke about…
Algeria demands for total respect from Paris as…
Algeria - In the heated conversation between Presidents of Algeria and France, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has affirmed that the return of the country's Ambassador to France could be conditional on total respect from Paris…
Sierra Leone has officially repealed the ‘inhumane’ death…
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone's president signed a bill abolishing the death sentence on Friday, claiming that the country has "exorcised ghosts of a harsh past" as a result of a long struggle to abolish…
Guinea’s new PM Mohamed BĂ©avogui promises to serve…
President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed Mohamed BĂ©avogui as the new PM of Guinea. He promised to serve his nation with honour and dignity. While taking the oath, BĂ©avogui said, "The significant thing, indeed, is…
Mohamed Beavogui, a development expert, has been named…
Guinea - Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in Guinea after a military coup on September 5, named development veteran Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister in a proclamation read on national television on Wednesday. Beavogui,…
Metal Miners Strike Hits Coffers Dearly In South…
South Africa - South African metal workers are up in arms against the low pay scale and have gone on an indefinite strike from the beginning of this week. They are seeking an eight percent…
Residents of Nairobi react to Kenyatta’s Pandora leaks
Nairobi - On Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a Washington, DC-based network of reporters and media organizations, disclosed financial data that revealed a relationship between international leaders and hidden wealth. The records include…
Tunisians gather in Tunis to show their support…
 More than 5,000 people demonstrated in Tunisia on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied, whose power grab has sparked controversy in the Arab Spring's birthplace. The pro-Saied throng in Tunis, estimated at 3,000 people,…
