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…
Mnangagwa Reportedly Wears Bulletproof Vest to Clinic Opening
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa reportdely wore a bulletproof vest to a clinic opening event in Harare. A report on Zimlive which describes him as Paranoid says Mnangagwa faces multiple threats to his rule and that…
Nigeria: Obasanjo Reacts to Killing of Afenifere Leader’s…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the killing of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, late Mrs Funke Olakunri, by suspected herdsmen as a worrisome development for Nigeria. Obasanjo on Saturday said…
South Sudan’s Machar Wants House Arrest Lifted
South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar says he is ready to pursue progressive peace talks with president Salva Kiir, nearly a year after the latest peace deal was signed. In a letter to Kiir’s security…
At Least 26 Dead as Gunmen Storm Somali…
At least 26 people, including a prominent journalist and several foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in southern Somalia. A suicide bomber rammed a car containing explosives into the Asasey hotel…
Around R1m Worth of Heroin Found in Briefcase…
A traveller was arrested at the Cape Town International Airport this week after customs officers found around three kilograms of heroin in his luggage, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) said on Friday. The heroin had…
Former Apartheid Detainees Condemn EFF Attack on Gordhan…
A group claiming to be former members of the United Democratic Front, South African Youth Congress, and Congress of the Students have come out in support of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan after he was…
Nigerian Lawmakers, Police, Judges Most Corrupt, Says TI,…
Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global Corruption…
South African Court Finds Ex-president Jacob Zuma’s Son…
A South African court on Friday (July 12) found Mr Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash, saying prosecutors had failed…
Cameroon Takes Over Chairmanship of COMIFAC
Cameroon’s Minister of Forestry and wild life Jules Doret Ndongo is the new chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the Central African Forests Commission dubbed COMIFAC for the next two years. Jules Doret Ndongo…
Cameroon: Paul Biya New Appoints Officials at State…
The Head of State Paul Biya on Thursday July 11 appointed top officials at the helmn of some state universities with some familiar faces making their way back to affairs. At the University of Bamenda,…
Kenya: Uhuru Stops La Mada Meetings by Cabinet…
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Cabinet Secretaries from Mt Kenya region to stop their night meetings at Hotel La Mada. In a move aimed at quelling the unease in his ruling Jubilee Party, Uhuru directed…
NAM1 Arrives, Whisked to Police HQ
Citi News can confirm that embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has arrived in Ghana and is currently being interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Nana…
Buhari Asks Senate to Confirm Tanko Mohammad as…
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to the Senate for approval as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Presidents request was sent in…
Harare City Council Supplied With Wrong Bin Trucks
Harare City Council (HCC) is reportedly weighing its legal option after FAW Zimbabwe supplied the local authority with single instead of double skip bin carriers it had ordered. Council Environmental Management Committee minutes recommended the…
Chamisa Says Sikhala Means No Harm & Loves…
MDC president, Nelson Chamisa, has come out in defence of party vice-chairperson Job Sikhala who is facing treason charges. According to a report, Sikhala becomes the 14th person to be charged with treason in 2019…
Kenya Launches Regional Counter-Terror Strategies
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday rolled out decentralised anti-terrorism measures to combat extremism and reduce threats to the country. Speaking at the opening of counter-terrorism conference at the UN Headquarters in the capital Nairobi,…
13 Nigeria civilians killed in air raid targeting…
At least 13 civilians were killed in an air raid as the military repulsed a jihadist assault in northeast Borno state, residents and a security source said on Sunday. Multiple inhabitants of Gajiganna village, 50km…
Zimbabwe requires at least US$14m per month to…
Zimbabwe requires at least US$14m a month to meet its 600MW power deficit, acting chief executive officer of the country's power utility Patrick Chivaura said Monday. Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has since engaged his South…
