Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has praised Simba SC after the team made history by reaching the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. Simba secured their place in the final after a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Stellenbosch in Durban on Sunday. They advanced thanks to their 1-0 win from the first leg. Now, they will […]
The incessant rains have caused flooding in Durban and its neighboring areas. It has disrupted several core areas, with a lot of roads submerged and therefore closed. The South African Weather Service(SAWS) counselled citizens with an alert of Level 4 about a disruptive rainfall warning for the whole of KwaZulu-Natal. Rains since midnight have unleashed […]
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 arrest a Khoisan leader who is clinging to it. According to AFP reporters, South African police uprooted cannabis plants produced […]
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 the United States Joe Biden called Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to discuss the issues. Many assumed that this may […]
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 early Saturday. In repeated attacks in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, gunmen killed at least 200 people and displaced hundreds. Sadiya […]
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 numbers between Tuesday and Thursday night. They started firing on residents of northern Nigeria. The survivors said that they also […]
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 bridge the growing divide between political groups had failed and urged political discussion. On Monday, Sudanese citizens awoke to conflicting […]
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 announced through a video address from Hamdok on the verified YouTube account of the Prime Minister’s office. It was posted […]
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 after Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s burial, which took place on Sunday. This is heartbreaking news; it is a tragic and tragic […]
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 flag to the archbishop’s widow. “If Archbishop Desmond Tutu had been present, he would have remarked, ‘hey, why do you […]
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 Noureddine Bhiri as he was leaving his home in El Manar with his wife,” lawyer Samir Dilou, a resigned Ennahdha […]
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 of the state-run Mineral Resources Company. Only one individual has been found alive, while eight others remain unaccounted for. Four […]
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 issued a statement on Twitter stating that the USA is ready to act against the opposition who hinder Somalia’s path […]
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 whales and other species have won a landmark victory in court. A lawsuit filed by conservationists and local groups in […]
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 the news in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday. He previously survived tuberculosis. He had also undergone surgery […]
Sudan – Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators gathered on Saturday, two months after a military coup, demanding that soldiers “return to the barracks” and a transition to a civilian government. Despite a large deployment by security personnel, witnesses reported that masses marched through Khartoum’s streets, despite security forces blocking bridges connecting the capital to the suburbs, […]
Sudan – Scared of the scale of the damage that the Sudanese population is capable of doing with the large-scale anti-coup protests, the military has cut phone tires and restricted the internet along with deploying security to counter the forces. On Saturday, the people in power are completely prepared to fight the military coup and […]
Libya – After the postponement of the presidential election, Libya’s presidential candidates have called for unity. The presidential contenders in Libya are demanding that the elections be held on Friday, as planned. Despite a recent request to postpone the Friday elections for a month, the candidates gathered Tuesday and urged for unity. “Libya’s presidential candidates […]
Democratic Republic of Congo Goma 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. Hundreds of Goma residents showed their anger at the authorities for letting them inside their territory. Mass scale clashes […]
South Africa -South African High Court in Pretoria ordered former president Jacob Zuma to return back to prison after setting aside the earlier decision to release him on medical parole. The court announced the ruling on Wednesday and said the former president’s medical parole was unlawful. Jacob Zuma began his prison sentence in July. He […]