This week, four aid convoys carrying various forms of humanitarian supplies from the United Arab Emirates crossed the Rafah Border Crossing into the Gaza Strip. It is increasing the total number of convoys dispatched to…
Cameroon: Detained Ambazonia leaders say lawyers under threat…
The ten detained leaders of the Ambazonia separatist movement say lawyers defending are under constant threats from security forces. The detained leaders who embarked on a hunger strike yesterday to request government to reveal the…
Nigeria: El-Zakzakey Group Suspends Street Protests
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria do hereby announce to the general public and the international community that it has temporarily suspended its Free Zakzaky street protests to allow for some new openings into the resolution…
Sudan Suspends Schools After Student Killings
Lessons in all Sudanese schools have been suspended indefinitely amid mass demonstrations over the shooting death of schoolchildren at a rally. The ruling military authorities ordered schools nationwide to close their doors from Wednesday, the…
South African Develops App to Help Farmers Sell…
A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company…
Ghana ‘Exports Rosewood Timber Illegally to China’
About six million rosewood trees have been cut down in Ghana for illegal export to China since 2012, an environmental group says. The rare species, which takes 100 years to grow, is mostly used to…
Mauritania Frees Blogger Sentenced to Death Over Facebook…
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir, a blogger sentenced to death in 2014 has been freed by authorities in Mauritania, press rights group Reporters Without Borders, RSF, have disclosed in a July 30, 2019 statement. He…
US Congressional Delegation Led by Nancy Pelosi visits…
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in Ghana as the head of a Congressional delegation to hold discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo Monday and to address Ghana’s lawmakers on Wednesday. While in Ghana, Pelosi and…
Top UN Official Discusses Elections on First Visit…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General James Swan made his first visit to the Horn of Africa on Sunday. Swan discussed the importance of building Somaliland’s achievements and the impending elections. “We also…
Ghana: 895 Trafficked Ghanaians Rescued
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison has revealed that about 895 victims of human trafficking have been rescued since 2017 by the ministry in collaboration with the Ghana Police…
Kenya: Bomet Govenor Joyce Laboso is Dead
She had been admitted at the facility's ICU last week after her arrival from India where she was receiving treatment. Laboso had left the country on May 29 for the United Kingdom (Royal Madden NHS…
South Africa: Jabu Mabuza Appointed Eskom Acting CEO
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said in a statement on Monday afternoon that he has informed the Eskom Annual General Meeting (AGM) of his decision to appoint Jabu Mabuza as the interim executive chair for…
Ethiopia: Over 353 million seedlings in 12-hours: Ethiopia…
A campaign to plant 200 million young trees in a day has kicked off in Ethiopia under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s wider plan to lead the planting of four billion saplings. The July 29 campaign,…
Nigerian Shiite group vows to petition terrorist label
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has condemned moves to label the group, a terrorist organization. Over the weekend, an Abuja court ordered the government to ban the radical shiite group on terrorism grounds after a…
Okudzeto Ablakwa: MPs Common Fund Must be Scraped
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament (MP) of North Tongu Constituency has called for the abolishing of the MP’s Common Fund, a component of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) allocated to MPs. He…
Nigeria: Gov. Sanwo-Olu Strikes Deal With UAE
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared his administration’s readiness to partner with the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the areas of traffic management and security. The Governor disclosed this when he…
Nigeria: Gov. Sanwo-Olu Strikes Deal With UAE
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared his administration’s readiness to partner with the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the areas of traffic management and security. The Governor disclosed this when he…
Kidnapped Turkish nationals freed in Nigeria’s Kwara state
Four Turkish nationals have been rescued a week after being kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's western state of Kwara, police say. The four, who are construction workers, were taken from a bar last week. The…
Sudan to Charge Eight Military Officers Over Deadly…
Eight senior military officers are to be charged in Sudan with crimes against humanity over their alleged part in the killing of protesters on 3 June. Government prosecutors announced the charges after investigating the massacre,…
