William met with volunteers at the National Maritime Rescue Institute station in Simon'sTown, near Cape Town, before boarding the boat for the short trip to Kalk Bay harbour.Wearing sunglasses and a bright red waterproof jacket,…
Libyan Parliament speaker calls for holding planned elections…
Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh has stressed the need for holding general elections in the country in December 2021 as per schedule. On Wednesday, Saleh held a meeting with Spanish ambassador to Libya Javier Garcia-Larrache…
Preserve content of rights abuses in Afghanistan: Human…
Leading human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Access Now, Mnemonic have called on social media platforms to preserve and archive all content relevant to provide evidence of incidents of human rights abuses…
Freeman Mbowe, the Tanzanian opposition leader, appeared in…
Tanzania's main opposition leader appeared in court on Tuesday to face terrorism charges in a case his party described as a politically motivated attempt to suppress dissent. Police allegedly tortured Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe…
The son of Mozambique’s ex-president denies enabling hidden…
On Monday, the son of Mozambique's ex-president, Armando Guebuza, denied taking bribes to facilitate a $2 billion secret government loan that plunged the country into a financial crisis. Ndambi Guebuza, Guebuza's eldest son, is one…
Tanzania’s main opposition leader in court to face…
Leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, appeared in court to face “terrorism” charges - a case termed by his supporters “a politically motivated one”. His supporters claim that the move to chain Mbowe…
Mali releases former interim president and PM from…
Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and prime minister Moctar Ouane have been released from house arrest - confirmed West African bloc ECOWAS on Friday. In a released statement, the Economic Community of West African…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visits Uganda and…
The African Union (AU) appointed a mediator in the crisis that has engulfed northern Ethiopia for nearly a year, prompting Tigray rebels to accuse the AU of "bias." "It would be naive to think this…
Rally to request end the killing of journalists…
Thousands of media journalists gathered in Goma being dressed in black attires to pay tribute to fellow pressmen who murdered in the last four months in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces. As stated in…
At the Berlin summit, African leaders renewed their…
African leaders gathered in Germany for a summit renewed their calls for Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, claiming that the decision would provide countries with more affordable vaccines. Africa has received the fewest vaccines of any…
Hundreds of kidnapped students in Nigeria have been…
After gunmen freed them from forest hideouts, nearly 100 Nigerian school children kidnapped three months ago from an Islamic seminary were reunited with their parents on Friday. The tegina seminary abduction in northwest Niger State…
Nigeria, Russia ink MoU for military assistance
Nigeria and Russia have inked an agreement for the former to get nearly $1 billion in military equipment and assistance. A statement was laid forth by the Nigerian Embassy that said the agreement "will provide…
Kenya Court’s decision on constitutional changes to determine…
Kenya's Court of Appeal's decision to reject Uhuru Kenyatta's proposal to bring sweeping changes to the constitution is expected to have significant implications on the 2022 general elections in the East African nation. Last week,…
Malaria trial of drugs combination & vaccine yield…
A malaria trial was conducted in two African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso that included combining malaria prevention drugs and vaccinations. The trial has yielded striking results with 70% reduction in severe illness among…
Hissène Habré, the former ruler of Chad dies…
The former ruler of Chad, Hissène Habré is dead at 79 years due to coronavirus infection while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. In 2016, Habré was found guilty of crimes against humanity…
Five people are killed when gunfire erupts near…
Five people were killed, including three police officers, according to Tanzania's president on Wednesday, following a gun battle with an armed man near the French embassy in the capital, Dar es Salaam. It was not…
On International Slave Trade Day, the UN calls…
The so-called slave castles on the Ghanaian coast, where many slaves embarked on their final journeys, serve as a stark reminder of the practice's barbarism. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade…
‘No Zambian should go to bed hungry’: President…
Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema vowed to ensure that citizens can have three decent meals a day. Hakainde Hichilema made his inauguration speech - addressing a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka. He said his government…
Ethiopia to develop local platforms to rival Twitter,…
Ethiopia has started developing its own social media platform to rival Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The state communications security agency, on Monday, said that the government does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia…
