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 […]
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 in the eastern city of Gubba. During the meeting, he underscored the importance of holding the general elections in the […]
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 in Afghanistan in view of ongoing crisis in the landlocked country. Issuing a statement, international human rights organizations have asked […]
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 in custody to force him to make a statement in the trial, which began under tight security with most journalists […]
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 of 19 high-profile defendants on trial in Maputo’s high-security prison for alleged ties to a 2013 corruption case known as […]
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 is aimed at crushing dissent. The Chadema party’s 59-year-old chairman has been behind bars since July 21. He was arrested […]
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 States (ECOWAS) said it “welcomes” the step by Mali to release “all restrictive measures” on the former leaders. Both of […]
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 mission could work,” rebel spokesperson Getachew Reda wrote on Twitter three days after former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was appointed […]
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 International Federation of Journalists, it was reported that two journalists have been murdered in eastern Congo in August itself. Famous […]
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 continent, despite the fact that some of the wealthier countries have vaccinated nearly their entire adult population. The majority of […]
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 has been one of Nigeria’s longest-running mass kidnappings since December when criminal gangs began targeting students and pupils. In Niger […]
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 a legal framework for the procurement of military equipment, after-sales services, preparation of personnel in technology transfer and educational establishments, […]
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, a seven-judge upheld the high court’s May judgment and called President Kenyatta‘s plan to overhaul the structure of the government […]
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 children. The results of the study have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and lauded as “very […]
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 while he was the president of African country from 1982 to 1990. The landmark trial in Senegal resulted in a […]
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 immediately clear whether the shootout in the heavily guarded diplomatic area was a terror attack or a misunderstanding between the […]
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 and its Abolition was established by UNESCO in 1997. The events of the night of August 22 to 23, 1791 […]
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 would concentrate on reviving the economy and generating jobs for the unemployed youth – adding that “no Zambian should go […]
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 has been a troubled place since last year as an armed conflict has put the federal government against the Tigray […]