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…
Seven dead in Dangote truck accident on Lagos-Abeokuta…
A road accident involving a truck and two passenger vehicles on Saturday claimed the lives of seven persons and seriously injured others along the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway. The crash happened near the old toll…
Zimbabwe dam water levels rise
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said water levels in dams have risen in response to rains received nationwide in the past two weeks, bringing relief to most local authorities whose water sources were fast…
South Sudan regional governors vote to retain 32…
South Sudan’s incumbent government has toughened on a resolve to retain 32 states, as President Salva Kiir urged regional governors to support retention of the current states. Opposition groups have demanded a reversion to the…
At least 30 killed in spate of violence…
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group…
Pan-African Parliament gives S. African president thumbs up…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on Friday said there are confident the African Union (AU) would make progress under South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s chairship. PAP said they have confidence in Ramaphosa steering the continental body…
Libyans fatigued by worsening crisis – Red Cross…
Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued…
Rwanda, Uganda meeting underway in Kigali
The Ad Hoc Commission on the implementation of the Luanda Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda and Rwanda has kicked off in Kigali as the two countries attempt to normalise relations. The meeting, which is bringing…
Embattled Malawi poll chief defends annulled vote
Malawi’s electoral commission head, Jane Ansah, has admitted using tippex correction fluid on ballot tally sheets in the now annulled 2019 election, but claimed there is “no evidence” to suggest that it favored any particular…
Kenya to deport Chinese nationals over ‘caning video’
Kenya's Interior Minister has ordered the deportation of four Chinese nationals, who were taken to court after video footage circulated purportedly showing one of them caning a worker. Fred Matiang'i signed the deportation order just…
Malawi President Mutharika loses election court challenge
The Constitutional Court in Malawi rejected an appeal, brought by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi's electoral commission, to suspend the judgment it made last week annulling the May 2019 presidential election. The court also dismissed…
Cluster bombs dropped in Libyan capital
Cluster bombs were dropped in a residential area in Libya's capital, Tripoli, on 2 December by forces allied with renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, campaign group Human Rights Watch has said During a visit to the…
Senegal president defends criminalisation of homosexuality
Senegal’s president Macky Sall on Wednesday defended the country’s criminalisation of homosexuality, telling visiting Canadian prime minister that ‘we’re comfortable with our laws’. The exchange between Justin Trudeau and Sall highlighted the impasse the United…
EU blasts Mozambique’s ‘rigged’ election
The European Union has described as "astonishing" the extent of vote-rigging in last October's elections in Mozambique. In their final report, published on Wednesday, EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls saying they…
Gauteng advocate on trial for the alleged rape…
An advocate listed as a member of the Bridge Group of Advocates is on trial for the alleged rape of a girl who was five at the time. His trial got under way in the…
Kenya, FBI partner on first anti-terror task force…
Kenya has been chosen as the site for the first US-funded Joint Terrorism Task Force to be located outside the United States, the State Department announced on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…
Kidnapped priest recovered in Soroti
Rev Isaac Solomom Mwesigwa who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been recovered. According to Mr Luke Oweyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesman, Rev Mwesigwa was recovered in Soroti District. Rev Mwesigwa, was reportedly abandoned…
Man to die by hanging for stealing iPhone…
An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, sentenced one Olumide Adekanbi to death by hanging for armed robbery. Adekanbi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and…
Coronavirus: WHO wants more govt action, Africa’s testing…
The head of the UN health agency (WHO) has called on governments to continue to treat containment of the coronavirus as a priority. After earlier describing cases of infection in people with no travel history…
