Amputees in Sierra Leone face severe social and economic challenges. The civil war from 1991 to 2002 left most of them without limbs because the rebels used amputation as a form of terror. To this…
Residents in Dakar have high hopes for Sunday’s…
Local elections are taking place in Senegal on Sunday, which many consider a litmus test for both President Macky Sall and the opposition. In Senegal's more than 500 municipalities and 46 divisions, several government ministers…
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…
Inconsistency in African policy for Covid-19 impact trade…
If we were to go by official documentation, the policies in place by the East African Community (EAC) are definitely the ones that need to be followed to ensure that development takes place in the…
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…
Sudanese block the streets as a two-day civil…
Sudan - Sudanese people shut down stores and blocked streets with burning tyres and rocks on Tuesday, staging enraged protests against one of the country's bloodiest days since a coup d'état halted the country's democratic…
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…
Here’s how South Africa is planning to end…
South Africa - South Africa is under the radar of many countries after the latest variant, Omicron, was found first in the nation. Due to this, it is dealing with huge losses both financially and…
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…
Outgoing IMF envoy criticizes Tunisia’s economic plans
It is not more hidden that Tunisia is not just suffering politically but having a toss on economic grounds as well. The International Monetary Fund highlighted the weak economic planning of the country recently saying…
Mali Intends To Protect Trade Embargo by ECOWAS
Mali has been sanctioned by ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union. According to the transitional PM Choguel Maïga, Mali will not take this insult sleeping and will look into lodging a formal…
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…
Tunisians disobey the government’s ban on social gatherings
Tunisia - On Friday, Tunisian police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of demonstrators who defied a prohibition on public meetings to protest President Kais Saied's power grab in July. Hundreds of Saied's…
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…
Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter after seven months…
Nigeria - The Nigerian government recently lifted the ban on Twitter. The government informed the news on Wednesday. The ban was lifted after seven months after Twitter agreed to comply with all conditions set by…
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…
