A troubling new United Nations finding has turned attention to a record ransom payment. UN monitors say an estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage kidnapped in Mali in late 2025 has since helped fuel a wider al-Qaeda offensive across West Africa. This story matters for South Africans watching events unfold on the […]
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic ever recorded in the country. According to the official figures, there have been 4,381 confirmed cases with 2,011 deaths. The Ebola outbreak is spreading across five provinces in the eastern region of the […]
The “House of the People’s President” also “money laundering campaign” project, which aims to construct a residence for the late Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the former president of Somalia, was officially kicked off by Farmajo’s supporters. At a time when hundreds of Somalis are dying of starvation in various regions of the nation, Farmajo, who is […]
At a meeting in Russia, the African Union’s secretary-general informed Vladimir Putin that African countries are innocent victims of Ukraine’s conflict, and that Russia should assist in alleviating their pain. Macky Sall said during discussions in Sochi that Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to make it easier to export cereals and fertilizer, but he didn’t […]
Khartoum residents are on to the streets as they raise voice against Sudan’s military regime and demand justice for the victims of 2019’s deadly crackdown that killed scores of people. Demonstrators blocked the cities eastern and southern neighbourhoods as they are now determined to raise their voice against regime’s injustice. Protests demanding justice The rally […]
Today is the birthday of the magician of Egyptian cinema, the late artist Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. He is considered one of the most important stars of Egyptian cinema throughout its history. Aziz was born in 1946 in the Wardan neighborhood in Alexandria. He began his studies in the neighborhood schools to pursue his university specialization […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s left-leaning and third-largest political party, joined the families and survivors of the Marikana mass shooting at the South Gauteng High Court on Thursday, where a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against President Cyril Ramaphosa was being heard. On August 16, 2012, police in Marikana, South Africa’s North West province, opened […]
The prominent Tunisian trade union center, UGTT, declared on Tuesday that a statewide public sector strike will take place on June 16 to protest rising prices and the privatization of major state-owned enterprises. Tunisia is in the middle of a serious economic crisis when this announcement was made, and the government is counting on the […]
Rwanda stated that the military of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as Congo, shelled its territory, injuring numerous civilians. Rwanda has demanded that the incident be investigated “immediately.” The Rwandan army said rocket shells fell in the northern Musanze area, which borders Congo, “injuring several civilians and causing property damage.” The bombardment […]
In a massive crackdown operation carried out across the country, the Ethiopian security forces have arrested more than 4500 people, including journalists, activists and others. The operation has been called a “law enforcement operation”. The crackdown comes after speech by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on May 20 in which he stressed on the need to […]
Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s foreign minister, met with Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, in Moscow, shedding light on France’s role in the former colony. According to Sergei Lavrov, France has a “colonial mentality” toward Mali. Lavrov told reporters that France’s “dissatisfaction with the Malian leadership’s decision to seek assistance from external security troops” is “nothing more […]
Egypt is gaining strength, becoming self-sufficient. After starting to grow its own wheat, it has now moved towards a new National strategy for tackling climate change. Keeping a long-term vision in mind, Prime Minister Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly has said in the media that Egypt indeed is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate […]
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 was preventing them from taking on leadership role in the mainstay. Its associations saw many repercussions. For one, Mali was […]
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, Christiane Hoffmann stated that the permitted maximum number of soldiers has been increased from 1,100 to 1,400. She said that […]
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 Thomas Sankara and his killers, who were killed in 1987. According to Judge Urbain Méda, in order to compensate the […]
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 of civil war in Somalia has been felt, and Sharif aspires to save his country and his people. In Mogadishu, […]
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 arbitrary detention of migrants and refugees, torture, forced labor, and other terrible human rights violations,” according to a statement. An […]
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 the end-of-Ramadan prayers, police fired tear gas at Muslim demonstrators. The riot took place outside of the Addis Ababa international […]
