On Wednesday, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated the Epiphany, also known as Timkat. Crowds congregated in Gondar, Ethiopia's Amhara region, the former center of the regal empire. However, many people in the conflict-torn region were not…
Leaders from Mali joined tens of thousands of…
Mali - Malians took to the streets in droves on Friday after the military junta called for protests against the West African bloc ECOWAS's harsh sanctions over the country's postponed elections. Thousands of people dressed…
In two militia attacks in Ituri, more people…
Ituri- Local reports stated on Monday that at least 15 people were killed by militia groups in two separate attacks in Ituri, a region under siege in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According…
Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keta of Mali has…
Mali - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali's former president who was deposed by the military in 2020, died at his house on Sunday, according to his family. From 2013 to 2020, Mali was led by Ibrahim…
Leaders from Mali joined tens of thousands of…
mali - Malians took to the streets in droves on Friday after the military junta called for protests against the West African bloc ECOWAS's harsh sanctions over the country's postponed elections. Thousands of people dressed…
Protesters in Tunisia mark 2011 uprising amid Covid-19…
The Tunisian people mark the 11th anniversary of the revolution that triggered the Arab Spring uprisings amid Covid-19 restrictions. Protestors scuffle with police in Tunisia’s capital on Friday. On Wednesday, the government re-imposed a nationwide…
At the presidency, a South African indigenous king…
Outside President Cyril Ramaphosa's office, South African police uprooted a cannabis garden that had been growing for more than three years. As they drag a shoulder-high cannabis plant across the presidential grounds in Pretoria, police…
Has Biden remark on Ethiopian crisis revealed a…
The United States taking a stand in the Ethiopian crisis has now led people to suspect if it is indeed supporting any of the sides in the ongoing battle. Suspicions grew after the president of…
At least 200 people have been killed in…
Nigeria - In a series of assaults in Nigeria's northwest region, gunmen killed at least 200 people and displaced thousands more. The first official toll was reported on Sunday, after reports began to trickle out…
Nigeria violence: More than 100 people have been…
Nigeria - In Nigeria, more than 100 people were killed by suspected “bandit” militants. The Nigerian authorities started searching for bodies and suspects on Friday after days of violence. Gunmen on motorbikes arrived in large…
Sudanese Reactions to the Resignation of Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan- Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock announced his resignation on Sunday evening, less than a month after signing a military pact. In a televised statement on Sunday evening, Hamdok confessed that his efforts to…
Sudan: At least 57 people dead during violent…
Sudan - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid anti-coup protests in the country. The announcement came after three protesters were killed by Sudanese security forces during anti-coup protests on Sunday. The news was…
“Someone is being held,” claims South Africa’s president
South Africa - On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that "someone is being held" in connection with the early-morning fire that destroyed parts of Cape Town's parliament complex. The event occurred just hours…
Leah Tutu, Desmond Tutu’s widow, mourns her husband’s…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy after the national anthem at St George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, where a requiem service was held in honour of Desmond Tutu. He then handed over the nation's…
Tunisia has arrested a senior member of the…
Tunisia -Noureddine Bhiri, the vice chairman of Ennahdha and a close associate of Rached Ghannouchi, the Islamist party's leader and the president's nemesis, was arrested Friday, according to reports. "Civilian agents aboard two cars detained…
Sudan’s gold mine disaster kills at least 31…
Sudan - On Tuesday, a basic gold mine collapsed in Sudan, killing at least 31 workers. The fatal accident happened in Nuhud, a town some 500 kilometers west of Khartoum, said Khaled Dahwa, the head…
United States Sends Ultimatum To Somalia President After…
After Somalia's President Farmaajo announced Monday that he was suspending Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ahead of elections, the United States sent an ultimatum to President Farmaajo. The US State Department's Bureau of African Affairs…
A South African court has blocked Shell’s oil…
South Africa - On Tuesday, a South African court barred Shell from using seismic waves in the Indian Ocean to look for oil and gas. Environmentalists concerned about the impact of oil giant Shell on…
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon and Nobel laureate, Desmond…
South Africa - South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90 years old. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced…
