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 […]
What is happening today in South Yemen has to be called by its right name. This is not a security operation, not stabilization, and definitely not a counterterrorism operation. It is a planned military and political intrusion executed by the forces of the north, facilitated by Saudi support. It is clearly and responsibly written that […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday met for talks with Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in Addis Ababa. Abiy’s office said the two: “held discussions on bilateral issues, including further strengthening cooperation in regional peace & security. Relations between the two countries have received a greater boost in recent times with visits by both […]
The body which oversees elections in Algeria says it is not possible to hold presidential elections as planned on 4 July. A statement from the constitutional council said it was up to the president to name a new date for the vote. Algeria has seen months of anti-government protests. Long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned in […]
Nearly 150 migrants from East Africa, including 65 minors and 13 babies under one, were rescued from conflict-torn Libya and airlifted to Rome on Thursday by the UN refugee agency. “Due to the violent clashes and deteriorating security conditions in Tripoli, 149 refugees and vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated and transferred to Rome,” the United […]
Amnesty International Zimbabwe, which was exposed in an audit that unearthed serious fraud and mismanagement involving millions of United States dollars has been suspended from its mother body, Amnesty International. Amnesty International is an international human rights organisation that has been part of a phalanx of anti-establishment non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe. In a statement […]
The presidency has photoshopped an image of Kenya skyline for the cover of the Ghana Beyond Aid Charter document. The document put together by a committee headed by the senior minister, Yaw Osarfo Marfo and launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on May Day depicts high rise buildings over a green landscape. One of […]
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State on Friday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, to present a fresh medical report explaining his health condition. Justice Adedayo Akintoye gave the order following Mr Tarfa’s application for more time to recuperate from a surgery. Mr Tarfa is standing trial on a 26-count charge […]
As Sudan’s protesters ratchet up the pressure on the transitional military council to hand over power to civilian rule, they should also demand an end to their country’s role in the war in Yemen. Such a call is closely tied to the Sudanese protesters’ broader demands for an end to socio-economic inequality and to dictatorship. […]
Terrorists are criminals whose actions are not sanctioned by an religious groups and the fight against terrorism must he seen in that light according to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. The president on Thursday (May 30) made a historic visit to one of the biggest mosques in the capital Nairobi, joining the faithful in prayers and […]
A lot is being said and celebrated about the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, in the wake of its maturity on Thursday (May 30). The African Union, AU, initiative aims to create a continent-wide market of 1.2 billion people worth $2.5 trillion. Different African countries have made varying levels of commitment. The highest being […]
The offices of Al Jazeera Television in Sudan was ordered shut and the network’s licence withdrawn by the country’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) Friday. According to the director of the Khartoum branch, officers appeared at the outlet, seize their belongings and instructed them that the TMC had revoked the work permits of all members of […]
The lead speaker at the third June 4 revolutionary lecture, Professor John Bright Kobla Aheto, has said for Ghana to achieve good public governance it needs a dynamic and broad-minded leader who is an upright steward and possesses a flawless vision to pioneer the country’s transformation. He described the current political dispensation as a big […]
The Nigerian Army has again accused some Non-Governmental Organisations operating in the North East of breaching security and sabotaging ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the zone. The army spokesman said that preliminary investigations revealed that the Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram had been receiving “humanitarian support of food and drugs supplies from some NGOs operating in […]
A 28-year veteran of migration law whose Rwandan clients have all been denied Australia’s protection says the resettlement of two members of a violent Hutu rebel group shows a “frustrating” double standard. Australia’s deal with the US to take in two former members of the Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, once designated a terrorist […]
An ex-police officer has been charged with killing a pupil and injuring other six of them aged between 6-13 years on 17th May in Nairobi. On the stated date, Mativo who ventured into farming after he retired was trying to get the said vehicle out of parking when he accidentally rammed into a school perimeter […]
Ramaphosa announced an inclusive cabinet that he said made history as the first with 50% female appointees. The president also said age had been considered to enable the government that reflects the youthful nature of South Africa’s populace. Ramaphosa retained Tito Mboweni as finance minister and David Mabuza as deputy president. South Africa’s president Cyril […]
Tanzanians have paid tributes to business mogul who died in Dubai where he was receiving treatment, describing his passing as a loss to the country. President John Magufuli also expressed his shock saying “I will remember him for his immense contribution to the development of our country and for the words he wrote in his […]
A United Nation Population Fund report has said that the country’s population grew by about 5 million people from 2018. Nigeria has the world’s third lowest life expectancy rate at 55 years and the total fertility rate among women has dropped from 6.4 in 1969 to 5.3 in 2019, with women giving birth to at least five […]
