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 […]
Malawi’s Members of Parliament have elected fellow legislator, Catherine Gotani Hara, as speaker of Parliament, making her the country’s first female speaker for the August House. Hara, who belongs to the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), won the seat in a tightly contested electoral process, beating former deputy speaker of the house, Esther Mcheka […]
Despite populist rhetoric in the West, the real refugee crisis is playing out in developing countries, which hosts most of the record 70.8 million displaced people who have fled war and persecution, the United Nations said on Wednesday (June 19). Half of the worlds forcibly displaced are children and the 2018 total is the highest […]
A black South African MP says she punched a man in self-defence after he allegedly hurled racial abuse at her. Phumzile van Damme from the opposition Democratic Alliance said she got into a row with a white woman at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront when the man intervened. She said the man, who was white, was […]
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed that the missing N6.8 Million missing in a zoo in Kano was not swallowed by a Gorilla as widely reported. Mr Ganduje who spoke to journalists shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that investigations are still ongoing and preliminary reports so far reveal […]
A Ghanaian, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has called on his fellow countrymen to stop putting the label of criminals on Nigerians living in the West African country. Otchere-Darko, who is the founder of a policy and research institute, Danquah Institute, made the call on his Facebook page. Sharing the photos, Otchere-Darko wrote, “Imagine living in Europe, […]
At least 38 people were killed and several others sustained injuries in an attack carried out by unidentified gunmen in Gangafani and Yoro villages in central Mali, authorities said on Tuesday. The government responded to the incident by sending a military unit to the area to track down the perpetrators and investigate the incident, reported […]
Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley, reminiscing on his 35 days experience in detention, has disclosed intentions to help inmates awaiting trial get fair hearing. He revealed this in a post he shared on his Instagram account,@nairamarley, saying that there were several other inmates in jail without trial nor conviction who might need help. Marley, who was […]
Tanzanian Vocalist/Bongo crooner, Harmonize has finally given a response to claims that he has “set camp” in Anerlisa Muigai’s messages on social media. Harmonize was one of several musicians accused by Ben Pol of making advances on Anerlisa. The others included rapper Khaligraph Jones and Shetta. Ben Pol claimed, “Wasanii wapo ninawaona Shettah. Harmonize, Khaligraph […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule. He had been serving a seven-year sentence for […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday. The burial was attended by members of the family in Cairo’s Nasr City after authorities refused burial in Mursi’s home province of Sharqiya in the Nile […]
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has called for a meeting with South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark Zindzi Mandela after she she posted several tweets about land that sparked outrage, The Citizen reports . Luzuko Koti, communications director at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, said the organisation was seeking a meeting with Mandela, adding: “We will comment after […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died,” a judicial source said. Morsi […]
Bombs in Cameroon, Kenya and Somalia over the weekend killed at least 12 police officers, and injured dozens as authorities struggle to contain the Anglophone security crisis and the Al Shabaab insurgency respectively. While authorities blamed the bombing in Cameroon on separatists from the English-speaking regions, the terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the […]
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a triple suicide attack attributed to Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, emergency services said on Monday. Three suicide bombers set off their explosive charges on Sunday evening in front of a football broadcasting centre where dozens of people were watching a match in the city […]
A joint operation by the Malian army and the French anti-jihadist force Barkhane, underway in northeastern Mali, has resulted in the “neutralization” of some 20 jihadists, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) announced Saturday evening. “About 20 terrorists neutralized in #Ménaka. The #FAMa and #Barkhane are conducting a joint operation in the locality of Akabar, in […]
Nine civilians were executed by a local militia in war-torn Somalia after the killing of a policeman by the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, police said Saturday. The revenge attack on Friday just outside Galkayo — one of the most developed cities in the centre of the country — targeted the Rahanweyn clan, several of whose […]
Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe former president Robert Mugabe, owns 16 farms, in what is against the country’s land policy which allows ownership of one farm per family. This was revealed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a radio interview in Harare on Friday. Using Grace Mugabe’s monicker, Mnangagwa said, “I know of one lady […]
