According to a recent investigation by a private intelligence firm, a covert airbase operated by Egypt has been discovered in the Western Desert, used to launch advanced Turkish drones into Sudan. This base is located in East Oweinat, about 65 km from the Sudanese border, and has been operating for approximately six months. Satellite imagery […]
As the government increases its efforts to curb the increasing cases of kidnapping and armed robbery in Nigeria, the reported killing of approximately 200 suspected bandits by Nigerian military and police personnel has caused an influx in the country’s anti-kidnapping operations. The current operation is one of the most severe crackdowns against bands to date, […]
Nearly 830,000 people have been affected by the devastating floods in Sudan, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday, even though flood waters have been receding in recent days. Most of the damage is found in Khartoum, North Darfur, West Darfur, Blue Nile and Sennar regions of Sudan. Figures from the Sudanese Civil […]
In his first public official appearance since being appointed Mali’s interim president — following the coup d’état in August, Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel and former defence minister from the camp of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, met with ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan in Bamako on Thursday, on the eve of his swearing-in. The former […]
Police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by hundreds of people in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala calling for an end to bloodshed in the country’s anglophone regions. Several parties, including that of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, had called for “peaceful marches” against President Paul Biya, 87, who has […]
Africa is where the next Road World Championships will be held in 2025, as announced by the Switzerland-based world governing body for sports cycling competitive events, The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). This will be the first time as Africa will be the final continent to host the championships and the UCI hopes the event will […]
Night police roadblocks have reappeared in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC, to track down taxis accused of kidnapping, assaulting and ransoming helpless passengers. Their “Road-block” operation allows ordinary vehicles to pass and only stops taxis, recognizable by their yellow color, ordered to park on the side and open their […]
Supporters of the current Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara gathered in Paris to show their support to their candidate. Ouattara who came to power in 2010, following the refusal of former president Laurent Gbagbo to step down, has long been praised by his supporters as Ivory Coast’s savior, especially for his social work. ” He’s […]
Eastern Libya’s strongman General Khalifa Haftar said oil production would restart soon, ending the 8 months blockade of the nation’s oild fields, that has caused a 10 billion dollars loss in revenue according to National Petroleum Company (NOC). “(We have decided on) the resumption of the production and export of oil with all the necessary […]
The Islamic State group claimed the August killing of six French aid workers and their two local guides in Niger. The NGO workers, aged between 25 and 30, were visiting the Koure National Park, a popular nature reserve which sits 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Niger’s capital Niamey. The statement, issued in the Islamic State […]
Senegal and the sporting world has been shaken after the former head of the world athletics body, Lamine Diack, was found guilty of corruption by a Paris court. Residents in Dakar alleged racism and said Wednesday’s verdict by a Paris court was unjust. “As a Senegalese, I think it was an injustice to condemn him. […]
The former head of World Athletics Lamine Diack has been found guilty for his role in allowing Russian athletes to pay bribes to compete when they should have been suspended for doping. The 87-year-old Senegalese was handed a two-year prison sentence at a Paris court on Wednesday. He was also sentenced to an additional two […]
Petrol prices have risen in Nigeria after the oil-rich nation dumped a controversial petrol subsidy system in the face of a coronavirus budget crunch. The cost of fuel at the pump has risen by around 15% in recent days, hitting a record high of 162 naira per litre ($0.42), after the government pushed on with […]
The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month’s coup has rejected a transition charter to establish an 18-month interim government until an election could take place. It followed three days of talks with opposition and civil society groups. The M5-RFP group said the document was an attempt by military leaders […]
One and a Half Year Transition The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSP) junta coup leaders have decided, after three days of talks with the main opposition political entities and civil society groups, on a timeline for Mali’s return to civilian rule. Moussa Camara, an NCSP official read the general agreement at […]
A cell of dangerous terrorists with allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) found with explosive belts, kilos of ammonium nitrate — the same substance behind the devastating explosion in Beirut, bladed weapons and electronic equipment, was dismantled Thursday at sites in Tangier and the Rabat region of Morocco. This came after the five Islamist extremists […]
Hughes-Fabrice Zango is an engineer and a triple jump champion. When he is not training for the Olympic Games, he is preparing his thesis in electrical engineering. From 8AM to 4PM, Monday to Friday, Zango works as a researcher in the university laboratory. After 6PM and during weekends, he trains in athletics with the French […]
Dr Denis Mukwege has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving death threats. Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work in treating rape victims in the conflict in eastern DR Congo. The UN is also ensuring security at the Panzi clinic, […]
South Africans on the street are weighing in on the latest economic indicators showing the economy contracted by 51 per cent in the second quarter of this year. South Africa’s economy shrank by more than half in the second quarter, an unprecedented decline, as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the continent’s most industrialised […]
The treatment of the new coronavirus with plasma brings of hopevto Egypt where there is an estimated 100,000 cases and more than 5,000 deaths. The 25-year-old land surveyor from Cairo caught the disease in May, on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival, becoming one of the almost 100,000 reported cases in Egypt, where […]