Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts oversees South Africa's 10 million tree cover expansion project spanning five years from her office as Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment minister. South African staff members started "One Employee One Tree" in…
West African territorial coalition ECOWAS forces new sanctions…
Guinea - On Sunday, The West African territorial group ECOWAS stiffened its stance against military-governed Mali and Guinea, forcing new personal sanctions and requesting the two nations to respect schedules for a return of democracy.…
Leaders from West Africa met to discuss the…
Guinea & Mali- The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) held an extraordinary meeting of heads of state on Sunday, November 7, in Accra, Ghana, "devoted to the evaluation of political developments in the…
The ANC’s historic losses usher in a new…
South Africa - On Thursday, a majority of South African voters turned against the ruling African National Congress for the first time in the democratic era. The ANC received 46% of national votes, a decrease…
African National Congress Experiences a Major Setback in…
KwaZulu-Natal- Figures from the Electoral Commission's polls set the African National Congress' (ANC) greatest adversary, the Democratic Alliance, on 22pc of the vote and the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters on 10pc. Significant cities, for example,…
PM Abiy Ahmed’s Facebook post removed for “inciting…
Ethiopia- Ethiopia is struggling to stay afloat as the Tigray conflict and civil war reach an ominous one year landmark. As world leaders and diplomats step up efforts to bring in ceasefire in the East…
Ugandan police have discovered weapons and IEDs near…
Uganda - During a search in Uganda's capital, Kampala, police discovered explosives and other weaponry near the site of a restaurant explosion that killed a waitress last month. A suicide belt, explosives, and an AK-47…
In eastern DR Congo, a rebel group attacks…
Congo - Early Wednesday, a group of rebels attacked various areas in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including army and police positions. This has been confirmed…
Ethiopia declares a state of national emergency as…
Ethiopia - As reported by government media, Ethiopia's cabinet declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after Tigrayan rebels captured two important towns in an apparent push towards the capital. "The state of emergency has…
Growing rift between Arab League and Lebanon over…
Lebanon -The diplomatic crisis is deepening between Arab League and Lebanon over controversial statements by a Lebanese minister. The rift is escalating and the latest Gulf nation to announce stringent decision is Bahrain. On Tuesday,…
Season of elections picks pace in Somalia
Somalia - From Monday Somalia began electing lawmakers for its lower house of parliament. The first two lawmakers for the next 275-member lower house of national parliament were elected at a voting ceremony in the…
Algerian gas exports to Spain via Morocco are…
Algeria - Due to tensions with Rabat, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered state-owned energy company Sonatrach to cease gas exports to Spain via a pipeline that passes through Morocco. Algeria, Africa's largest natural gas exporter,…
Religious groups join forces to oppose the new…
Congo - The appointment of Denis Kadima as the electoral chief of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been met with widespread resistance, mostly from religious organizations and other opposition parties. Congo's constitutional court…
Panic for crypto traders in South Africa as…
South Africa -Cryptocurrencies have opened up the market of investors for their diverse and accessible nature. And for this very reason, they have raised the scope of scrutiny by governments and regulators. South Africa’s anti-money…
Desmond Tutu, a South African anti-apartheid activist, early…
South Africa -Desmond Tutu, South Africa's legendary anti-apartheid leader, came in front of journalists for the third time in 2021 on Saturday to cast an early ballot for local elections this week. In their Cape…
No end to clashes in Somalia, opposite sides…
Somalia - Given the state of Somalia, elections are extremely crucial to ensure proper and functional governance of the country but continuous clashes among the rebel groups and the government troops are diminishing the light…
Local elections in South Africa: how the country…
South Africa - On Monday, November 1, South Africa is going to hold local elections that will choose council representatives in all nine provinces of the African country. The sixth municipal election since the end…
At least 9 people have been killed in…
Sudan - Demonstrations against the military who seized power in a coup this week continued on the streets of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Friday. As heavily armed Sudanese security cars drove around the streets, protesters…
Government Fails To Keep Children Safe In Nigeria
Nigeria - In a country where child kidnapping is a regular norm, children are now showing signs of fear of attending school. Jihadists have resorted to strange means to secure funds to meet their selfish…
