In Namibia, beef is more than food. It is culture, trade and income all at once. The Namibia cattle disease outbreak, a foot-and-mouth epidemic first confirmed on 23 September 2026, is now putting all three under strain. From Karasburg to the Zambezi Veterinary officials found the first case on a commercial farm in the Karasburg […]
Inside the Cape Town conference halls, deals were on the agenda. Outside, a very different message rang out. The African Energy Week protests on Tuesday brought climate campaigners onto the pavement, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent. “Africa Exploitation Week” Activists from Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion picketed the […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has launched a $95 million Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) project which seeks to improve productivity and diversify both food and export base of the country for a period of six years from 2020 to 2025.Speaking during the launch of a project in the capital Lilongwe on Friday, the president said the program […]
A court has issued an arrest warrant for the prime minister’s wife after she failed to turn up for questioning over the 2017 murder of his previous wife, police said Saturday. The announcement came just days after senior officials in the ruling party called for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to resign, accusing him of obstructing […]
A total of 119 people, including 50 minors, have been rescued from vessels on Thursday and Friday in the Mediterranean sea by the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, owned by the German NGO Sea-Watch. The NGO said it had performed three separate rescue missions, including two in international waters off Libya and one in the Maltese […]
Former Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leader and president Michel Djotodia returned to Bangui on Friday, exactly six years after quitting as head of state, and pledged to support peace in the troubled country. Djotodia, 71, who resigned 10 months after seizing the presidency at the head of a Muslim rebellion in March 2013, landed […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has resolved to investigate the allegations of bribery against its personnel in land borders with Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon.Mr. Sunday James, spokesman of the NIS, said on Friday in Abuja that allegations of collection of bribes from illegal migrants to infiltrate the country were gaining ground. Reports say that […]
The Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar, continued its advance on the western city of Misrata as military officials seemed determined to enter the city ahead of any potential deployment of Turkish troops to the country. The move towards Misrata comes just days after the LNA captured the strategic coastal city of Sirte […]
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, citing his involvement in serious human rights abuses. It is one of the sharpest actions taken by the U.S. against South Sudan’s government amid Washington’s frustration over the country’s failure to achieve a stable peace after its civil war. […]
When it was announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone call with Donald Trump on Thursday, the first question that came to the minds of many observers was what gift the U.S. president had given his Turkish friend this time. But in the hours after the call, the White House announced that Trump […]
Air France is probing circumstances under which an individual managed to stowaway on a flight between the Ivorian capital Abidjan and the French capital Paris. The carrier confirmed that the body of the deceased was found in the landing gear compartment of a plane at the Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris. “Air France […]
Turkey risks becoming even more deeply embroiled in Libya’s conflict and its decision to deploy troops marks a new stage in the internationalisation of the fighting. Turkey has already supplied armoured vehicles to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and also operates drones on its behalf. Turkish troops will apparently be deployed […]
The Eritrean government has levelled destabilization claims against Qatar saying the Gulf nation was through an elaborate scheme using Sudan as its “springboard.” A November 28, 2019 statement from the Eritrean Ministry of Information said the Qatari government was deploying religious, political and guerilla tactics to achieve its aim of destabilizing Eritrea. The current development […]
Several militias in Iraq are backed by Iran, specifically by Qassim Soleimani. These militia are above the law, most recently they have killed protesters and no action have been taken against them. Additionally, he visits Iraq often and have private meetings with Iraq military leaders, who basically work for him. He is the commander of […]
The Tigray bloc of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition on Monday announced it would ‘legally separate’ and instead work with parties that share its ideologies. The resolution by Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) was reached after a two-day emergency meeting held in the region’s capital Mekelle. TPLF said its relations with the federal government should be based […]
More than 3,000 additional U.S. troops were headed for the Middle East on Monday to bolster defenses in case Iran makes good on its threat to retaliate for the Trump administration’s targeted killing of a top general. U.S. military commanders had not been in favor of killing Soleimani, on the grounds that Iran would feel […]
Donald Trump warned his Turkish counterpart that “foreign interference is complicating the situation in Libya”, after Ankara voted to send troops to the oil-rich North African state. President Trump spoke to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, on Thursday after Turkey’s parliament approved a year-long mandate to dispatch armed forces to prop up the ailing […]
The Nigerian military will be withdrawing troops from parts of the country to enable the Nigeria Police Force to assume full security control. Despite fresh threats by the Islamic State in collaboration with Boko Haram, President Muhammadu Buhari has clarified the government’s decision, saying the troops should be removed as the nation is not at […]
At least 2,500 people were arrested in 2019 in Rwanda for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a senior police officer revealed Saturday in Kigali.According to the Commissioner of Police in charge of Traffic and Road Safety department, Rafiki Mujiji, the police has recorded 12,755 traffic violation tickets between Jauary and December last […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, is currently on the 195-Km Great Trek that kicked off yesterday in memory of the National Resistance Army (NRA) Bush War that ushered in the National Resistance Movement (NRM)regime in 1986.The Great Trek slated to end on 10th January 2020 is intended to celebrate freedom fighters and war veterans for their […]