Alarme Phone Sahara (APS) is a grassroots network for solidarity that works in the Agadez area of Niger. It helps people who are trying to cross the Sahara Desert, which is one of the most dangerous ways to move around the world. APS doesn’t try to stop people from migrating; instead, it works on saving […]
The feast of sweets during Ramadan in Egypt is made up of scrumptious candy, cookies, pastries, and other desserts. These delightful confections are created using a variety of different textures, flavours, and aromas. Families enjoy Ramadan dessert treats together after breaking their fast and are often sold by street vendors throughout the city of Cairo. […]
Sudan – The recent attempt of a coup being organized by elements supporting the jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. It was busted. But with that, something unprecedented was exposed. According to media sources, PM Abdalla Hamdok has reasons to believe that, “what happened in this coup attempt, is an extension of previous attempts against the […]
Nigeria – Nigerians buried jihadists who had been killed in an attack. After being ambushed by IS-affiliated jihadists in violence-wracked northeast Borno state, at least eight troops were slain and several others went missing. A military convoy was targeted by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as it traveled between the towns […]
Mozambique – Rwandan President Paul Kagame paid a visit to Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique to underscore the importance of cooperation between the two countries. President Nyusi met with Kagame, who emphasized that the battle in northern Mozambique against armed Islamist organizations is in a “consolidation phase,” with certain achievements by joint Mozambican and Rwandan […]
Libya – Tripoli, the capital of the oil-rich North African country of Libya witnessed hundreds of civilians on to its streets protesting against the decision of lawmakers to pass a no-confidence vote in the transitional government. The Friday protests were triggered by the motion passed on Tuesday by the country’s lawmakers that has some grave […]
Tanzania – Two African countries Tanzania and Uganda have partnered for a major pipeline project under a private sector deal. The two nations have reportedly given theri nod on four key issues that need to be addressed in order for local businesses to benefit. This is after the East African Crude Oil Pipeline had finalized […]
Dawood Kour, a South Sudanese refugee who came to Sudan to escape a life of displacement, was forced back onto the streets after his shaky shelter was flooded. Kour crossed the border in November, fleeing years of turmoil in Malakal, a flood-prone city. In 2011, South Sudan seceded from Sudan, becoming the world’s newest independent […]
The peace keeping efforts initiated by the United Nations have suffered a huge blow as the Libyan eastern parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in the country’s unity government. Post the result, the prime minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah had called on Libyans to go and express themselves by casting their votes without a miss. […]
Authorities in Sudan said on Tuesday that a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government, but they said the attempt failed and that the country’s ruling council and military remained in power. After more than two years after the military overthrew longstanding despot Omar al-Bashir amid a popular revolt against his three-decade rule, the […]
The chief of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who had been chased for years following fatal attacks on US soldiers and French charity workers, was killed by French troops deployed in Africa’s Sahel area, France announced Thursday. After parting with jihadists tied to Al-Qaeda, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi founded the ISGS in 2015, […]
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through central Tunis on Saturday, demanding a restoration to parliamentary democracy following President Kais Saied’s power grab in July. Journalists claimed that security officers on the ground and an interior ministry surveillance drone hovered over the march. The majority of the demonstrators were followers of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, which had […]
Africa will be one of the first regions to be impacted by Climate Change. This is majorly due to the tons of natural bodies, resources in the country that make it more susceptible to climate change practices. However, it is now looking to work towards proper planning to tackle the issue while moving towards economic […]
Yesterday Somalia’s president, Mohamed Farmajo announced that he was suspending the executive powers of his prime minister, Mohamed Roble due to the twist in a feud that has plunged the country into a deep political crisis. On an immediate basis, he has suspended the powers of the prime minister to hire and fire government officials […]
ECOWAS, who are known as leaders from the Western Africa Bloc met Accra yesterday to discuss the political crisis in Guinea. The situation has been described by the chairman of the group as a burning issue in the region. After effective rounds of discussion, it was said that they will begin to impose penalties on […]
Angola’s former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, arrived in the country on Tuesday from Spain, marking the first time he has gone home since leaving office, according to the country’s national press agency. The former president, Dos Santos, left the nation in 2019 after turning over the reins to President Joao Lourenco the year before. […]
Ethiopia, on Thursday, said rebellious forces from the troubled Tigray region had been defeated in the neighbouring Afar region and had withdrawn. The Tigrayan forces, on the other hand, said they had just shifted troops to neighbouring Amhara as a part of their strategy. “The TPLF force has fled from Afar,” foreign ministry spokesperson Dina […]
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has taken the government and six companies to court for asking thousands of workers to get vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccines else be prepared to get sacked. The ZCTU, which is an amalgamation of 35 labor unions in the African country, is representing 189,000 workers who […]
After the government failed to compensate a young man injured in Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, he burned himself alive. The self-immolation of 26-year-old Neji Hefiane harkens back to the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor whose suicide by fire on December 17, 2010, sparked the Tunisian revolution, eventually toppling President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali […]
