Thousands of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), civilians are fleeing their residences after multiple horrifying attacks committed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The United Nations has characterised the massacre as being “truly horrific”. With the level of violence escalating, it evidences a deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in one of Africa’s most […]
South Africans needing smart ID cards have extra breathing room this January. The Department of Home Affairs has extended office issuing hours, and the move runs through Jan 16. The update covers Smart ID and passport work at participating offices, with longer afternoon service meant to ease queues after the holiday rush. It is a […]
Speculation is rife in Ethiopia that the Sidama area in the southern region will be granted a referendum to determine whether it should become its own federal state. Sidama is currently part of the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR), which is represented in the country’s ruling coalition by the Southern Ethiopian People’s […]
South Africa’s ex-president, Jacob Zuma is now defending himself at the commision of inquiry into state capture, where he is accused of having presided over a corrupt government. Over the past year, this commission, chaired by the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court Raymond Zondo, has heard from dozens of ministers, elected officials, businessmen and senior […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has warned of imminent political disturbances in the 2020 general elections if existing laws are not enforced to deal with vigilantism and other related crimes. He has therefore admonished national leaders to adopt bold and honest attitudes to speak against issues that have the tendency of affecting the peace […]
Ruins of a deadly hotel siege are left in the Port city of Kismayo in Southern Somalia on Saturday. Damaged vehicles and other properties lay on the premises of the hotel. President of the semi-autonomous Jubaland, Ahmed Mohammed Islam addressed a press conference after the siege. Two were killed while fighting and a wounded attacker […]
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa reportdely wore a bulletproof vest to a clinic opening event in Harare. A report on Zimlive which describes him as Paranoid says Mnangagwa faces multiple threats to his rule and that this has spurred him to make a number of changes to is security arrangements. A photo of the president at […]
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa reportdely wore a bulletproof vest to a clinic opening event in Harare. A report on Zimlive which describes him as Paranoid says Mnangagwa faces multiple threats to his rule and that this has spurred him to make a number of changes to is security arrangements. A photo of the president at […]
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the killing of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, late Mrs Funke Olakunri, by suspected herdsmen as a worrisome development for Nigeria. Obasanjo on Saturday said that Nigeria has been diminished by the murder which happened at a time when all well-meaning Nigerians were preaching tolerance […]
South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar says he is ready to pursue progressive peace talks with president Salva Kiir, nearly a year after the latest peace deal was signed. In a letter to Kiir’s security adviser, seen by AFP Friday, Machar laid out a series of demands that he wants met before the pair could […]
At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, and gunmen then stormed the building. Journalist Hodan Naleyah and her husband are thought to […]
A traveller was arrested at the Cape Town International Airport this week after customs officers found around three kilograms of heroin in his luggage, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) said on Friday. The heroin had an estimated street value of approximately R1 million. SARS customs detector dogs uncovered the powdery substance in three packages inside […]
A group claiming to be former members of the United Democratic Front, South African Youth Congress, and Congress of the Students have come out in support of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan after he was attacked by EFF members in Parliament on Thursday. “Association of the Political Detainees (APD) condemns the attack on one of […]
Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, on Thursday, said corruption in African countries was hindering economic, political and social development. In Nigeria, […]
A South African court on Friday (July 12) found Mr Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash, saying prosecutors had failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. Mr Duduzane Zuma’s Porsche sports car collided with a minibus taxi on a […]
Cameroon’s Minister of Forestry and wild life Jules Doret Ndongo is the new chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Central African Forests Commission dubbed COMIFAC for the next two years. Jules Doret Ndongo took over his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta yesterday in Yaounde during the opening ceremony of the 10 th session of […]
The Head of State Paul Biya on Thursday July 11 appointed top officials at the helmn of some state universities with some familiar faces making their way back to affairs. At the University of Bamenda, Professor Sammy Beban Chumbow was appointed as Pro Chancellor of the institutionwhile Paul Ndembiyembe was appointed Chairman of the board […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Cabinet Secretaries from Mt Kenya region to stop their night meetings at Hotel La Mada. In a move aimed at quelling the unease in his ruling Jubilee Party, Uhuru directed that all government meetings “must be held within existing structures”. The President is said to have asked the CSs to […]
Citi News can confirm that embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has arrived in Ghana and is currently being interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1 spent the last six months in police custody in Dubai due to a criminal […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to the Senate for approval as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Presidents request was sent in a letter to the Senate on Thursday. A second letter was also sent by President Muhammdu Buhari, seeking the approval […]