The International Court of Justice is conducting a case where Sudan blames the United Arab Emirates for supporting genocide forces that fight in the Sudanese civil war. Several reports indicate the UAE sent weapons to…
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…
ECOWAS countries seek solutions to Nigeria’s border closure
Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are determined to find solutions to the ongoing unilateral border closure by Nigeria. ECOWAS’ fifteen member countries met on Saturday in Ouagadougou to find what…
Limpopo govt spokesperson’s suspension found to be illegal…
The General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council (GPSSC) has ordered the reinstatement of Limpopo government spokesperson Phuti Seloba after it found that his suspension was illegal and unfair. The GPSSC ordered that Seloba be allowed…
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…
