In a development quite contrary to expectation, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has welcomed the extension of South Sudan's transitional period until February 2027. The head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, had expressed his…
Lecturers suspended after ‘sex-for-grades’ film
The University of Ghana has suspended two lecturers for various periods without salary after they were filmed sexually harassing undercover reporters in a BBC documentary. The documentary exposed sexual harassment and misconduct by lecturers at…
US Secretary of State praises Angola’s anti-corruption drive
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia on his maiden African trip. He is also the first U.S. Cabinet official to visit in more than 18 months. He left…
Cameroon army explains massacre in Anglophone region
Cameroon’s army on Monday explained the incident in which 22 civilians were killed in the Northwest region, described it as an “unfortunate accident” caused by an explosion of fuel during a firefight. Opposition parties had…
Popular Rwanda gospel singer dies in custody
A popular Rwandan singer whose music was banned by the ruling regime was found dead in Kagali, police said Monday. Kizito Mihigo was said to have committed suicide while in custody, three days after he…
Libya conflict: EU agrees new patrols to stop…
EU states have agreed to launch a new military mission off the Libyan coast to enforce a shaky UN arms embargo. The 27 governments still have to draft a legal text for the mission, after…
Niger aid stampede: At least 20 killed in…
At least 20 people, many of them women and children, have been killed in a stampede in south-eastern Niger, reports say. Refugees from neighbouring Nigeria were queuing for food and money in the town of…
South Sudan’s President has secret business dealings in…
The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir has signed secret mining and gold business contracts with foreign companies operating in Pibor’s Boma areas, a 2-page document leaked to the Knowafrika. The alleged Kiir’s secret business…
Turkey condemns Burkina Faso terror attack
Foreign Ministry condemns terror attack on church in northern Burkina Faso which killed at least 24 people Turkey on Monday condemned a terrorist attack, which killed at least 24 people when gunmen attacked a church…
Court Refuses Fayose’s Application To Stop EFCC Witnesses
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ruled that the Head of Operations, Zenith Bank, Ado-Ekiti branch, Mr Johnson Abidakun, can testify as a prosecution witness in the ongoing N2.2bn fraud trial of a…
South Sudan rebels reject president’s peace compromise
South Sudan rebels rejected on Sunday a peace offer by President Salva Kiir to return to a system of 10 states, paving the way for a unity government. The rejection by rebel chief Riek Machar…
Egypt eager to settle on political solution for…
Egypt is eager to reach a political solution to resolve the Libyan crisis, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday during the International Follow-up Committee for the Berlin Security Conference. Shoukry explained the focus…
Children among 22 killed in attack on Cameroon…
Over half those killed in Ntumbo were children, and local media report that several victims were burned alive. No-one has claimed responsibility for Friday's incident, but an opposition party blamed the army. Cameroon's government, which…
Reopen Katuna border no later than February 21
Ugandan and Rwandan delegations once again met in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday. They issued a joint communique at the end of the meeting. The communique, signed by Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa on behalf of…
Tunisia PM forms govt despite majority party opting…
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh formed a new government on Saturday. The former finance minister, was tasked by Tunisia’s president with forming a government after a previous list proposed under the leadership of the Ennahdha…
Mauritania parliament probing ex-president over corruption
Mauritania on Friday opened a parliamentary inquiry into the regime of immediate past president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The inquiry is over alleged corruption and mismanagement of the country’s resources Lemrabott Bennahi, spokesman for commission…
U.S. secretary of state in Senegal, first stop…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seeking to lay out a positive vision for US cooperation with Africa, where China has been increasingly active. Pompeo arrived in Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday with his…
Abiy wants trip to Hargeisa with Somali president…
A high-ranking official in Somaliland has confirmed a possible visit to Hargeisa by Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Somali president in the coming week. Hargeisa is capital of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia. Voice…
Four Malawi men jailed for 15 years over…
The Principal Resident Magistrate Court in Malawi Friday sentenced four men, including a police officer, to a 15-year jail term for possessing human bones believed to be of persons with albinism. The four, aged between…
