On Thursday, the initial lot of 100,000 mpox vaccine doses arrived in the Congo capital of Kinshasa, just three weeks after the declaration that mpox outbreaks across 12 African nations were a global emergency. Western…
South Africa develops a copy of the Moderna…
A game-changing breakthrough by South African scientists has resulted in the successful replication of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a development that could put an end to vaccine scarcity in impoverished countries. According to Afrigen Biologics…
An agreement for a megaproject in Uganda has…
On Tuesday, Chinese and French oil companies signed a $10 billion deal to enhance Uganda's energy resources and construct a massive regional oil pipeline, a megaproject that has enraged environmentalists. The CEOs of France's TotalEnergies…
Former Energy Minister receives 20 year sentence on…
Alegria’s former Energy Minister has been sentenced to 20 years in prison under charges of corruption. On Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office announced that former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil who was under the leadership of…
Protesters march into the streets of Khartoum, causing…
According to reports, a new round of protests took place in Sudan on Sunday. One protester was killed in the clashes. Thousands of people flocked to the streets in Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman,…
Kenya on High Alert After France Warns of…
The French Embassy in Kenya has issued a terror alert to Western nationals, saying there’s a threat of an imminent terrorist attack against citizens residing in Nairobi. It also cautioned its citizens and expatriates from…
Eritreans forced to deport from Egypt, HRW highlights…
Egypt- Human Rights Watch reported that Eriterians who are seeking asylum in Egypt have been forcefully deported from the country by the Egyptian authorities. The asylum seekers include children, women, homeless or unemployed people. The…
Senegal Elects Mayors With Eyes on 2024 Presidential…
Senegal - Senegal held municipal and regional elections on Sunday amid growing political tensions. The municipal election will serve as a gauge of support for President Macky Sall and his ruling coalition. Political tensions grew…
No aid for Sudan till US gets assurance…
Washinton has officially announced that it will not be providing any aid to Sudan as it has still not decided on who will finally be running the government in the country. Earlier there were reports…
Former President Keita’s funeral was held in Mali
According to AFP correspondents, Mali paid a final respect to former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who died this week, a year and a half after being overthrown by the military. The junta that succeeded him…
Ethiopian Amhara Orthodox Churches celebrate the Epiphany amid…
On Wednesday, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated the Epiphany, also known as Timkat. Crowds congregated in Gondar, Ethiopia's Amhara region, the former center of the regal empire. However, many people in the conflict-torn region were not…
High time for world leaders to take a…
Yemen - The world is aware of the threat that Houthi rebels, based out of Yemen, poses for the country. The dangerous rebel group is the reason behind the condition of Yemen, where the nation…
Leaders from Mali joined tens of thousands of…
Mali - Malians took to the streets in droves on Friday after the military junta called for protests against the West African bloc ECOWAS's harsh sanctions over the country's postponed elections. Thousands of people dressed…
In two militia attacks in Ituri, more people…
Ituri- Local reports stated on Monday that at least 15 people were killed by militia groups in two separate attacks in Ituri, a region under siege in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According…
Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keta of Mali has…
Mali - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali's former president who was deposed by the military in 2020, died at his house on Sunday, according to his family. From 2013 to 2020, Mali was led by Ibrahim…
Leaders from Mali joined tens of thousands of…
mali - Malians took to the streets in droves on Friday after the military junta called for protests against the West African bloc ECOWAS's harsh sanctions over the country's postponed elections. Thousands of people dressed…
Protesters in Tunisia mark 2011 uprising amid Covid-19…
The Tunisian people mark the 11th anniversary of the revolution that triggered the Arab Spring uprisings amid Covid-19 restrictions. Protestors scuffle with police in Tunisia’s capital on Friday. On Wednesday, the government re-imposed a nationwide…
At the presidency, a South African indigenous king…
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…
Has Biden remark on Ethiopian crisis revealed a…
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…
