Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez is on a two day visit to Morocco and will meet King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Thursday. The visit to Rabat is said to be an attempt by…
Zimbabwe corruption exposing journalist freed from jail
Zimbabwe's investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was released from prison on Wednesday. He used to be arrested six weeks in the past for inciting public violence for tweeting his support for an anti-government protest. He had…
Former Malian President Keita Hospitalised in Private Clinic
Not long after being released from the 10-day detention imposed by the military coup leaders, the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, the ousted Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised late Tuesday…
Coffee-Drinking Trend in Uganda Could Boost Economy
Coffee Consumption is on the Rise in Uganda There’s a new trend brewing in Uganda amongst the younger generation that can be found in an aroma-filled cup of cappuccino or espresso. Indeed, despite being the…
Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential…
Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for the Monday night submission deadline. Both candidacy bids were filed in their absence and in…
Malian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month…
The June Opposition Movement that saw numerous Malian citizens in the streets of Bamako calling for the resignation of the now-ousted ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita proposed a transition back to civilian power of 18 to24…
South Africa: Protest against farm attacks
Hundreds of farmers on tractors, motorbikes, trucks or horses took to the streets of the small South African town of Mookgophong on Tuesday, to protest what they said was a spike in attacks on farms.…
DRC: UN Calls to Investigate Death Threats Targeting…
A series of terrifying death threats — which began back in July, is being aimed at Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Denis Mukwege after he condemned the massacre of 18 people in South Kivu, the…
South Africa records 2,585 new COVID-19 cases
South Africa on Thursday registered 2,585 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 618,286, the health minister announced. Zweli Mkhize said 126 people died…
Mali’s Protest Movement Finally Meets Junta I
Mali’s June 5 protest movement that mobilized for weeks against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has given its vote of confidence on the junta that overthrew the country’s former leader. On Wednesday the group said it…
Kenya: tribe’s circumcision ritual maintained amid pandemic
Among the Bukusu, of the Luhya tribe in western Kenya, teenage boys become men during celebrations that last several days, and during which they are circumcised. Despite the dangers associated with COVID-19, the Bukusu have…
African films enter Netflix catalogue
African films are making a debut on Netflix. "Santana" is an action film that shows the rivalry between two brothers and police officers in the fight against organized crime. It is a co-production between Angola…
W.H.O. labels COVID-19 related graft as murder
All 54 countries on the continent have been affected by the highly infectious COVID 19, with over 1.1 million cases and and 27,000 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. There…
ECOWAS optimist over talks with military junta in…
The ECOWAS envoy, which arrived in Mali saturday for talks with the military junta, has called on restoring power in the country to a civilian government. The head ECOWAS delegate highlighted the efforts of Mali's…
S’Africa: Unions Threaten Strike Over Inadequate Covid tools
South Africas largest union coprising of Education, Health and Allied Workers known as NEHAWU have threatened to go on strike beginning from Monday August 24 According to the union, this is in response to the…
3 Million people in Burkina Faso face acute…
Some 3.3 million human beings are dealing with acute food insecurity in Burkina Faso at some stage in the present day lean season, the period which precedes the harvest in September, two UN businesses said…
Global calls for release of Mali’s ousted president
The international community condemned the rebellion in Mali and called for the immediate release of the ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who resigned on Wednesday. Rebelling soldiers detained the now-former president a day earlier, throwing…
Finding a solution for Mali’s population will be…
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on Wednesday after the military detained him, putting the West African country into a deeper crisis as it fights jihadism in the Sahel. Keita was the target…
Mauritius arrests captain of ship that spilled oil
The captain of the ship that spilled tons of oil onto the coast of Mauritius was arrested on Tuesday, according to local media. Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and his second mate Tilak ratna Suboda were charged…
