Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation on December 9th wherein he made both the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist organizations in Florida. The Governor’s announcement was made via social media (X, previously Twitter) and comes on the heels of increasing scrutiny by the United States toward organizations […]
In Africa, gender pay equality is becoming a force with governments, activists and organisations demanding to bridge the perennial gap between men and women in terms of wages. Although women contribute to national economies to a great extent, especially in such areas as the health care industry, education, and agriculture, unequal pay is still observed. […]
Burundi has a new president in the person of Evariste Ndayishimiye who won May 20 elections as the country entered the post-Nkurunziza era. Ndayimishiye was originally supposed to take over in August but the Constitutional Court ruled that the investiture be brought forward following the death of outgoing Nkurunziza. The event took place at the […]
A Johannesburg mother has been kicked out of her rental home by her landlord after she tested positive for Covid-19. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of further stigmatisation, had been renting at a commune in Glenvista, southern Johannesburg, for almost a year. She said after she got her results on Monday […]
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in the north eastern province in Kenya is leading several other counties in terms of teenage pregnancies in Kenya according to […]
A chill-out session between a group of friends led to the discovery of a woman’s body under her boyfriend’s bed. The friends suspected foul play when they did not see their friend’s girlfriend, Silindile Ndlovu, all day. Their landlord and the man’s friend Michael Mathebula said they heard the couple arguing in the early hours […]
More than 30,000 Nigerians have fled to Niger’s Maradi region in the past two months, the UN Refugee Agency has said. This follows an increase in the number of attacks by armed groups in north-western Nigeria. “They came around 3:00 pm and started killing people. It went on until the sunset prayer. People were fleeing […]
Sudan’s public prosecutor Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr on Monday announced the discovery of a mass grave east of the capital Khartoum. “Investigations have reached advanced stages and the file will be put before the judiciary within two or three weeks,” he told reporters. He added that the grave contains remains of recruits allegedly killed in […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned as “inhumane acts” the violence against women which, according to police, have skyrocketed since the relaxation of the containment in his country, the most affected by the coronavirus in Africa. “I have been deeply disturbed by an upsurge in the murders of young women by men in recent […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it has recorded almost no new new cases. Fakhfakh made the statement on a local TV channel, saying Tunisians should be proud of themselves for beating the virus. “We came out of this crisis with really […]
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city reinstated its strict containment measures starting midnight on Friday until further notice, as announced by health officials after an earlier announcement of 12 new cases. Malaki Tshipayagae, the country’s director of health services, said […]
Algeria announced Sunday that it lifted a curfew in 19 provinces in the battle against the coronavirus. It said a second step will be taken to resume economic activities and a partial curfew in 29 provinces will continue between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. local time. Cities where partial prohibition will be implemented include the […]
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye today visited the presidency where he signed a book of condolence opened for the late president Pierre Nkurunziza. He arrived at Ntare House along with his wife and an entourage, signing the book of condolence opened since Wednesday before delivering an address in which he eulogized his predecessor. The Constitutional Court […]
The Police in Makurdi have killed seven notorious armed criminals on the Makurdi -Lafia Road. The incident occurred yesterday when the Police highway team trailed a group of armed men dressed in soldier uniform on the road and robbing commuters. The criminals were identified by the police as the criminals who attacked the police check […]
Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursday. It was the first major jihadist attack in the West African nation since 2016, when al-Qaeda’s North African branch killed at least 19 people […]
From the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo-led Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan came warning that about 39.4 million people might be unemployed by the end of 2020, if the government failed to take preemptive measures. The panel also warned that millions of other citizens might fall into extreme poverty before the coronavirus pandemic ends, as Gross […]
Ethiopia’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Federation (HoF), on Wednesday elected a new speaker following the resignation of Keria Ibrahim. Aden Farah, a former vice-president of the Somali regional state, takes the speakership position that had been held by Keria for the past two years. The new deputy speaker is Etsegent Mengistu replacing Mohammed […]
Eight police officers escaped death narrowly after suspected arsonists set their camp on fire in a Naivasha estate to protest alleged harassment. The incident that occurred in the wee hours of Thursday morning saw the officers lose property worth thousands of shillings. Quick efforts by the Naivasha sub-county fire department stopped the fire from spreading […]
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according to Bakayoko, the allegations by the website goes against his principles as well as tarnishes the image of Ivory Coast. […]
Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, three sources told Reuters. The men attacked the village of Faduma Koloram, in Gubio local government area of Borno state, starting about noon. They arrived in vehicles and on motorcycles, shooting with […]