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…
Somalia has a new President, elected by only…
Returning to the role that he had held during 2012 to 2017, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as Somalia’s President. The appointment was through a final vote that was open only to Somalia’s MPs…
Mali Junta Willing To Give Up Jihadist Association…
Presidency comes at a cost; something that Mali’s junta has experienced as they have now decided to give up association with a Western jihadist group. This was decided as they realized that the jihadist association…
As part of the UN operation in Mali,…
A spokeswoman for the German government declared on Wednesday that Germany is prepared to increase its military presence in Mali as part of the United Nations operation known as Minusma. During a routine press briefing,…
Sankara assassination defendants in Burkina Faso have been…
On Tuesday, former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine others were found guilty and ordered to pay more than 800 million CFA francs (1.2 million euros) in damages to the families of former president…
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, one of the front-runners in…
Sharif's legal career Sharif arrived in Somalia in 2000, at a time when the country was ruled by warlords and allies who could not meet in Mogadishu due to clan divisions and mistrust. The legacy…
The Libyan government-backed militia has been accused of…
Amnesty International accused a strong Libyan armed group backed by the government of abusing migrants and Tripoli locals on Wednesday. The Stability Support Authority (SSA) was accused of "unlawful killings, arbitrary detentions, interception and subsequent…
In Ethiopia, police and protestors clashed during Eid…
On Monday, after prayers to commemorate the conclusion of Ramadan, Ethiopian police used tear gas and briefly battled with young Muslims in the capital. Fear erupted in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. On the eve of…
On May 1st (Today), Ghana may implement an…
Everything is now in place for Ghana's Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) to begin on Sunday (May 1). This comes after a lot of people in Ghana have said they don't like the plan that the…
The oil embargo in Libya is costing the…
The closure of Libya's oil facilities is costing the country tens of millions of dollars every day, while global oil prices are at their highest in years, according to the country's oil minister. Oil is…
Guinea and Burkina Faso have asked for more…
Burkina Faso and Guinea, where the military has taken control by force, have requested additional time from their West African neighbors to develop a transition plan. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced…
An explosion at an illegal refinery kills over…
After more individuals died from their injuries, the death toll from an explosion at an illegal refinery in southern Nigeria has risen to over 100. According to police, the explosion happened late Friday at an…
African Continent Witnesses 2022 Boom In Software Professionals
Africa has become the hub for computer software developers since 2021 and through pandemic times. The global economic crisis is also to be attributed to this movement; a Google report has revealed. But these skilled…
The military coup has released former Guinean leader…
Guinea's deposed president, Alpha Conde, has been declared "finally free" and is able to accept visitors, according to the military junta that toppled him. After becoming Guinea's first democratically elected president in 2010, Conde was…
Russian mercenaries staged atrocity in Mali: French military
The French military has claimed that Russian mercenaries have buried scores of bodies near a military base in Mali. The mercenaries have thus falsely accused France of leaving behind mass graves in the African country…
Another Kenyan female athlete has been killed
Over the weekend, another female runner was killed in the high-altitude Kenyan training town of Iten. Kenyan police confirmed the news on Tuesday, adding that the athlete's boyfriend is being sought in connection with the…
Africa Feels More Empowered to Fight Malaria With…
Ahead of World Malaria Day, (April 25), more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi could be administered with at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. The continent continues its fight…
Mwai Kibaki, a former Kenyan president, died at…
Kenya has been in mourning since President Uhuru Kenyatta told the world that his predecessor, former President Mwai Kibaki, had died on Friday (April 22). According to widely known information, the statesman's real name is…
The United Kingdom and Rwanda are fending off…
In the face of a barrage of criticism, the United Kingdom and Rwanda have continued to defend their highly contentious migration agreement. People who sneak into the UK as stowaways on lorries or in small…