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 […]
Following a meeting between the two presidents of state on Saturday, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed three bilateral cooperation agreements. The agreements were inked during Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s visit to Goma on Saturday, where he met with his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. The agreement covers investment promotion and protection, taxation and […]
Activists in Mali demonstrate against the presence of French troops in Bamako, calling for the evacuation of all French troops from the nation. Some carried Russian flags and banners urging Mali and Russia to work together more closely. The political fringe group ‘Yerewolo Debouts sur les remparts’ organized a rather low-key event. After heavy rains […]
WHO (World Health Organization) is setting up a “tech transfer hub” in South Africa that would enable African companies to start manufacturing mRNA vaccines. This technology is used in some of the most promising vaccines against Covid-19 including Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. WHO said the hub will be open in nine to 12 months. The decision […]
Mali’s military-led by Col Assimi Goita led a coup in the country & detained the interim leadership Amid the ongoing political chaos, the head of Mali’s junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, is all set to be sworn in as the new president of the West African country. Days after detaining President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister […]
The militant group of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead. A person purporting to be ISWAP leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi said on the audio recording that Abubakar Shekau died around May […]
Roughly over 135 people have been killed by armed men that were linked to Alqaeda and ISIL. Despite no group has claimed responsibility so far. Government spokesman, Ousseni Tamboura told the reporters that seven children included the victims and another 40 residents were also wounded. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore called the killings “barbaric” and […]
Talking about uncertain political and economical force, Mali in Africa tops the list. This year in May, the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goita captured President Bah N’daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucoure. The operation was headed by Assimi Goita, the head of the junta that led the […]
The jihadist are reigning their ugly head once again as they continue to grow in power, this time, in the African continent. The efforts by the French forces have not been enough to wade them off. A multi-national approach to the whole thing is starting to gain criticism. There has been an attempt to encroach […]
WHO has raised alarming concerns over surgingcases of COVID-19 cases across African nations Africa is witnessing a sharp surge in Covid-19 infections amid an acute shortage of vaccine doses and necessary medical supplies. On Thursday, the World Health Organisation said that the Covid-19 positivity rate has dramatically increased across African nations over the past few […]
Qatar that has been in the helm for human rights abuse is also being pulled up for money laundering operations of having funded hundreds and millions of dollars to jihadists in Syria. The smaller Arabic country has been known to have used its richness to fund and support terrorists outfits for decades. Apparently, a London […]
South Africa continues to suffer from the misplaced image. Despite it trying hard to get its supply of electricity, its plans have reached a dead-end with suppliers now worried whether there is proper infrastructure in place to support a $16 billion power investment. The country is trying to invest in a new form of electricity […]
When it comes to policing and justice, even journalists are not spared. As it has been recently discovered that the editor of Daily Monitor, Uganda’s biggest newspapers has been summoned for questioning by police after reporting findings from a BBC investigation into last year’s police killings in Kampala. The BBC Africa Eye documentary, titled ‘Three […]
Morocco’s tourism has been badly hampered by the covid-19 pandemic as people in various parts of the African country are waiting for businesses to pick up after a year of economic slowdown. Official figures show that the pandemic is about to shove the country into its worst recession since 1996, as its GDP is seeing […]
Members of the parliament engaged in scuffles over-rotational process of appointing the president Elections for the appointment of the Pan African Parliament’s (PAP) president were postponed once again on Tuesday after mayhem broke out between lawmakers during the meeting in Midrand. As per reports, lawmakers scuffled over the procedure to choose the presidency, that is […]
As it is rightly said that best lessons are learnt from a big mistake, similarly here in the case of the Suez Canal blockade, the business leaders and officials are taking big learning from the crisis which happened two months earlier. Everyone is concerned and ideating on how this incident can be prevented from happening […]
An Islamic School in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger was attacked on Sunday by an armed gang that abducted students from the school. Niger state authorities confirmed that the gunmen had kidnapped an unknown number of students. A school teacher said that 150 students were missing, while certain reports bring the number to 200. The […]
As South Africa’s economy recovers from COVID-19’s detrimental impacts, high unemployment rates are being felt by the country’s municipalities all across. As per the South African Local Government Association, job losses directly are being blamed for a severe drop in collections. Presenting to parliament, Stella Mondlane of SALGA said that the high unemployment rate has […]
Africa is swinging in a state of hope. People of Somaliland are expecting to see a boost in their chances of being internationally recognized as an independent state. Mary Harper, who is an analyst at BBC writes for Horn of Africa mentions, Somaliland could well end up as the only place in the Horn of […]