At least 25 people have died and 14 are missing after an overloaded boat capsized on a river in Yobe State, Nigeria, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred during an evening crossing when the vessel, reportedly carrying more passengers than its capacity, overturned in strong currents. Local officials fear the death toll may rise further as […]
IShowSpeed Africa tour has gained international publicity through the journey of the US popular YouTuber through the continent presenting its culture, people and power. The IShowSpeed Africa tour has created emotional scenes, viral moments, and emotional attachments to millions of young fans keep track of every move. The tour captures a different aspect of Africa […]
After Japan withdrew due to COVID-19, South Africa is interested in hosting FIFA’s Club World Cup in December, according to South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan. Jordaan told The Associated Press that he will meet with FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura this week in Lagos, Nigeria, to learn more about the type of bid […]
Numerous reports have shown how the middle eastern region is under attack by terror groups who have their link with al-Qaeda. This threat is slowly moving towards the European countries and before it further penetrates deeper, they will have to identify the root cause from where it is receiving support. It has been widely covered […]
Women of Somali were called upon by UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed to completely participate in politics and to ensure peaceful elections in their country. She voiced her concerns and empathized with women of Somali for their equal participation in political life and the support of the international community for peaceful, thoughtful and credible elections. […]
A Zimbabwean court on Friday approved a traditional court’s decision to exhume and rebury former President Robert Mugabe’s body at a national shrine in the capital. According to Mugabe family lawyer Fungai Chimwamurombe, the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court rejected an appeal by Mugabe’s children that the traditional court’s verdict should be ignored. The three children had […]
On Friday, South Africa joined the global ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of China’s Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccine. The clinical trial id for ages 6 months to 17 years. The African country has vaccinated first 2000 children as a part of the trial. The objective of the global clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy […]
Local Ethiopian officials claimed on Wednesday that Tigray forces have killed over 120 civilians in recent days as a result of battlefield losses, in what would be one of the deadliest massacres of Ethiopia’s 10-month war. Forces in Tigray have denied killing civilians. According to Sewunet Wubalem, the administrator for the Dabat district in Ethiopia’s […]
Ethiopia, on Thursday, said rebellious forces from the troubled Tigray region had been defeated in the neighbouring Afar region and had withdrawn. The Tigrayan forces, on the other hand, said they had just shifted troops to neighbouring Amhara as a part of their strategy. “The TPLF force has fled from Afar,” foreign ministry spokesperson Dina […]
Liberal RNI party of Morocco has secured majority seats in the parliamentary elections. On the other hand, preliminary results show co-ruling moderate PJD Islamists have faced a crushing defeat. The coalition party in previous two governments, PJD, has taken hold of only 12 seats. Billionaire agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch led RNI party has bagged 97 […]
Following a recent coup in Guinea, the West African bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend the country, according to Burkinabe Foreign Minister Alpha Barry. Barry told reporters in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will send a mediation mission to Guinea on Thursday. Guinean special forces led by […]
The Group of Seven (the G7) countries, yesterday, urged Tunisian President Kais Saied to select and name a prime minister as soon as possible. This statement – asking Tunisia to return to the constitutional norms in which Parliament has a prominent role – was signed by the ambassadors of Germany, the United States, Britain, France, […]
Libyan authorities announced on Tuesday that a senior member of the Islamic State (IS) was apprehended in a raid south of Tripoli. The capture of Embarak al-Khazimi was “a great success for our security forces,” according to the interim government of the North African country’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. A warrant for Khazimi’s arrest […]
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has taken the government and six companies to court for asking thousands of workers to get vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines else be prepared to get sacked. The ZCTU, which is an amalgamation of 35 labor unions in the African country, is representing 189,000 workers who […]
After the government failed to compensate a young man injured in Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, he burned himself alive. The self-immolation of 26-year-old Neji Hefiane harkens back to the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor whose suicide by fire on December 17, 2010, sparked the Tunisian revolution, eventually toppling President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali […]
In a video supplied to an AFP correspondent on Sunday, Guinea‘s special forces claimed to have arrested President Alpha Conde and “dissolved” the country’s institutions, while the defense ministry stated it had repelled their attack on the presidency. “After taking the president, who is currently with us, we have decided to dissolve the current constitution, […]
The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been freed on medical parole – two months after he was imprisoned due to contempt charges. It was revealed by the government’s department of correctional services on Sunday that Zuma’s parole had been “induced by a medical report”. No details, however, were given about the nature […]
Tanzanian authorities have arrested numerous members of the country’s largest opposition Chadema party, marking the country’s latest crackdown on a group advocating constitutional reform. It came after President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government detained Chadema leader Freeman Mbowe on “terrorist” accusations, which his party described as an attempt by President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government to silence […]
The political situation in Somalia has been degrading since the country let in foreign involvement in internal matters and gave up its military power in search for regional control. Now as the things are reaching the edge of the cliff, the African Union has finally given up on making any improvements alone and seeks involvement […]
Forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region looted warehouses, in recent weeks, belonging to a US humanitarian agency in the Amhara region – said USAID’s mission director, Sean Jones, in Ethiopia on Tuesday. “Rebels in the war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, and the alleged thefts are a huge concern for humanitarians.” Jones said, “We […]