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,…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding father, has been mourned…
Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in a military hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes from…
Morocco to receive $450 mn in loan from…
The World Bank has approved a $450 million dollar loan for Morocco with the aim to support economic and social reforms in the country in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per a statement…
West Africa: Former Côte d’Ivoire president is back…
On Thursday, former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil after ten years in exile abroad when he received permission to return from President Alassane Ouattara’s government. Gbagbo anyhow managed to figure…
International community condemns sexual violence in Tigray, Ethiopia
The act of sexual violence during the war isn't new, it is perhaps the oldest way of efficient persecution and oppression in war times and it's anything but an element of genocide. The International community…
Uganda battles Covid third wave amid oxygen &…
African country of Uganda is battling third wave of Covid-19 currently amid acute shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply. Panic has swept across country’s authorities and healthcare framework as reports come in of running out…
South Africa has announced strict steps to prevent…
The South African government has announced tough steps to combat the coronavirus's third wave. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that the curfew hours would be extended and that the sale of alcohol would be…
Nabil Karoui, an ex-presidential contender in Tunisia, has…
Tunisia's Court ordered opposition leader Nabil Karoui's release on Tuesday, six months after his imprisonment on charges of financial corruption and tax cheating. Karoui has been on a hunger strike since June 5 in protest…
Thousands rush for “diamonds” in Kwazulu-Natal province
In a small province near Johannesburg, thousands of people have come out on a quest to find unidentified crystal-like pebbles. They are said to be a precious stone that was discovered and identified by a…
Ethiopia set for June election as country battles…
June 21 is reserved for election in Ethiopia even as the African country battles out a bloody and long conflict in the Tigray region and reports of famine in the region. This is leading to…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan rebels…
The Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern region has long been a hotbed of rebel activity, frequently as a result of strife in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda. Uganda's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is one of…
Nigeria’s president admits to failing to put an…
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has recognized that he has failed to fulfill a promise he made when he was elected in 2015. In a television address, he stated that the fight against Islamist militants…
Cameroon’s PM Ngute, SGPR Ngoh lock horns on…
Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary-general at the president's office (SGPR), appear to be crossing swords over the recent scandal of mismanagement of funds from a $338 million national COVID-19…
Elections in Algeria: A hot space
Looking with sceptic's eyes, Algeria is holding a parliamentary election which is otherwise boycotted by an influential protest movement. This is happening due to a lot of factors such as political instability, a sharp drop…
Kenyan Airlines has restored direct flights to Somalia
Kenya lifted a ban on direct flights from Somalia on Thursday, ending a month-long standoff that saw air transport between the two countries halted. Kenya has "took full notice of intercessions made and has decided…
Eskom announces load shedding exercise in South Africa
The state-owned power utility company, Eskom announced major power cuts in South Africa. This is not the first time that country will be facing this issue, last month as well there was a 24 hour…
Eritrea blames the US for ‘destabilization’ in Ethiopia’s…
Eritrea has blamed the US government for the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. In a letter to the UN Security Council circulated on Monday, Osman Saleh accused President Joe Biden’s administration of “stoking further…
The World Bank pauses their payments to Mali…
Talking about uncertain political and economical force, Mali in Africa tops the list. This year in May, the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goita captured President Bah N'daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and…
Pan African Parliament suspended amid clashes over presidency…
Members of the parliament engaged in scuffles over-rotational process of appointing the president Elections for the appointment of the Pan African Parliament's (PAP) president were postponed once again on Tuesday after mayhem broke out between…
