The UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan was in Addis Ababa for the World Without Hunger Conference in replacement of theUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…
Breaking: Congo Brazzaville’s Jailed Opposition Leader Back from…
Congo's opposition leader Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko returned to Brazzaville on Sunday after a month's medical attention in Turkey. The 73-year-old general, who ran against President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 2016 polls, was imprisoned for…
Mauritius: Thousands protest dolphin deaths
Thousands of people took to the streets of Port Louis, Mauritius' capital on Saturday to protest the deaths of at least 40 dolphins following an oil spill by a Japanese bulk carrier. The protesters brought…
COVID-19: Kenyan students develop respirator
Students from the Kenyatta University in Kenya have developed the Tiba Vent, a respirator which they hope can save lives and money in the battle against COVID-19. It is meant to solve the shortage of…
Covid-19: Senegal president urges relief of African debt
An exceptional situation calls for exceptional measures. The Senegalese president has asked G20 states to relieve the African debt, as the continent is facing the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing a crowd of businessmen during a visit…
Breaking: Kenya extends curfew to another month
Kenya has extended its coronavirus curfew for another thirty days. Bars and nightclubs will stay closed for another month, but the number of people allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other events has been increased.…
Breaking: Several districts of Niger capital flooded
Several districts of Niger's capital Niamey were flooded on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused the Niger River to break its banks. Homes, rice fields and market gardens were destroyed.Almost all of Niamey's one point five…
Breaking: Former Mauritania president released from police custody
The former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been released by police after a week-long questioning over his suspected embezzlement. He has not been charged but his passport has been taken, his lawyer said.…
DRC: CODECO agrees to ceasefire
An armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a unilateral ceasefire. The Co-operative for the Development of Congo, or CODECO, has been condemned by the UN for massacres akin to crimes against…
Breaking: UN Denounces Malian Junta Post-Coup d’état
On Wednesday, The United Nations condemned the National Committee for the Salvation of the People i.e. the soldiers — headed by Goita, who staged a coup d’état in Mali forcing the resignation of now ex-president,…
Breaking: Mali ‘s president and PM arrested by…
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were detained by mutinying troopers on Tuesday, according to safety sources. It comes after troopers fired pictures at an military base in Kati, 15 km…
Breaking: Police fire tear gas at Sudan protesters,…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Khartoum on Monday, marking a year since a transitional power-sharing deal was struck in Sudan. The demonstrators are unsatisfied with the current government and are demanding quickened…
Breaking: Tensions in Zimbabwe as Bishops Denounce Government…
Political Unrest President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has come under fire over its perceived-harsh crackdown on demonstrators last month against alleged state corruption and economic hardship last month - which saw 20 citizens arrested and charged…
Breaking: South Africa eases up restrictions after low…
South Africa announced on Saturday it will move to alert level 2 after a drop in the rate of new confirmed coronavirus cases. In an address to the nation President Cyril Ramaphosa said the number…
Breaking: New oil leak from damaged ship in…
A fresh streak of oil spilled Friday from a bulk carrier stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius which is already reeling from the ecological disaster, as demands mounted for answers as to…
Breaking: Oil from damaged ship cleared in Mauritius
Almost all the gas oil from the Japanese-owned ship that prompted a huge oil spill, off the coast of Mauritius has been pumped out, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says the operation had been a…
Breaking: Kenyan National Park Fire Extinguished
Blazing Flames Crisped landscapes and burnt animal remains, the aftermath of a horrendous fire at Kenya's Tsavo West National Park extinguished Monday, as announced by The Kenya Wildlife Service — after two gruelling days of…
Breaking: Fuel-Loaded Shipwreck in Mauritius About to Snap
Ship Breaking Apart Shipwrecked on the Mauritian coastline of Pointe d'Esny late July, Wakashio, the vessel carrying just under 4,000 tonnes of oil and 200 tonnes of diesel which has already been spilling its contents…
Breaking: Vital Kamerhe appeal hearing against corruption charges…
Supporters of Vital Kamerhe gathered in Kinsasha on Friday only to discover the appeal hearing of the former chief of staff to Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi had been postponed again. It has…
