In Namibia, beef is more than food. It is culture, trade and income all at once. The Namibia cattle disease outbreak, a foot-and-mouth epidemic first confirmed on 23 September 2026, is now putting all three under strain. From Karasburg to the Zambezi Veterinary officials found the first case on a commercial farm in the Karasburg […]
Inside the Cape Town conference halls, deals were on the agenda. Outside, a very different message rang out. The African Energy Week protests on Tuesday brought climate campaigners onto the pavement, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent. “Africa Exploitation Week” Activists from Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion picketed the […]
The South African Revenue Service has attached the assets of state capture-linked firm Trillian and its sole director, Eric Wood. During a liquidation application heard in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, brought by Eskom, it emerged that the revenue service had appointed a curator to attach Trillian’s and Woods’ assets. While the […]
Tanzania’s Boniface Mwamposa has been released on bail after he was arrested over a stampede that killed 20 people on Sunday during an outdoor religious service he was leading in the northern town of Moshi. Mr Mwamposa – who refers to himself as “the apostle” – was arrested together with seven other suspects though the […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday announced the seizure of over $8 million at the main airport in the commercial capital of Lagos. Hameed Ali, NCS comptroller-general, told the media at a press briefing that $8,065,615, stashed in a car had been intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Ali said the amount was […]
The Tanzanian government has arrested Pastor Boniface Mwamposa after twenty people were killed and a dozen others injured in a stampede during a church meeting in the northern Tanzanian city of Moshi. He was arrested in Dar es Salaam, after he flew there to lead a prayer service at another branch of his church. Six […]
Ahead of Cameroon’s legislative and municipal elections scheduled for February 9, the country’s ruling party held a meeting under a heavy police presence with fear of secessionist attacks. It was held in Buea, the capital of the English speaking southwest region where separatists recently declared the upcoming elections illegal and announced a six-day “lockdown”. Parliamentary […]
Commercial motorcycles riders popularly known as Okada in Lagos on Monday stormed the Ikeja area of the city to register their displeasure at the ban on their operations. This was after hundreds of riders including those on Gokada and Max platforms had taken to the state capital on Friday to protest the situation. On Monday, […]
The East African nation of Eritrea on Sunday expressed “dismay at this unfriendly act” after the Trump administration included it in the latest six countries to face U.S. visa restrictions. Eritrea’s information ministry asserted the U.S. decision was made “without justification to send a negative signal” and runs counter to U.S. policy of constructive engagement. […]
Tanzania says 20 people have died in a stampede during a church meeting in the northern city of Moshi. The stampede was caused by church faithful being ushered to pass through one exit at the meeting venue so that they could walk on “anointed oil,” according to a statement by a government spokesman. Hundreds of […]
France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamists militants in Africa’s Sahel, south of the Sahara, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday. The reinforcements would mostly be sent to the area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Parly said in a statement. Another part would join the G5 Sahel forces. […]
A leading Tanzanian politician who launched a crackdown on homosexuality has been banned from visiting the United States, the US State Department said. In a statement dated Friday, the US said the sanctions on Paul Christian Makonda, the Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s economic capital, come amid Washington’s growing concerns about basic freedoms […]
Malawi’s Constitutional Court is expected to announce whether the presidential election won by incumbent Peter Mutharika in May 2019 will be annulled or validated. The long-awaited ruling after months of violent protests in the small southern African country is expected on Monday. During the occasion, the five judges of the court in Lilongwe, which will […]
African governments are stepping up measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, although the continent has so far been spared by the deadly virus that has claimed 259 lives in China. As the “phony war” against coronavirus gathers steam, experts fear that the poorest countries will not have sufficient resources if the epidemic erupts. […]
Nine illegal miners from Lesotho were “stoned to death” on Friday in a Johannesburg suburb by a group of rival miners, police said Saturday, denouncing what they called a “barbaric act”. Police are “investigating” the murder of nine Lesotho nationals “involved in illegal mining activities who were stoned to death in Matholeville by zama zamas […]
The United States on Friday named a special envoy to seek progress in the crisis in South Sudan, whose rival leaders have repeatedly missed deadlines to end their devastating conflict. The State Department said that Stuart Symington, a retired ambassador with long experience in Africa, “will lead US efforts to support the peace process and […]
A visiting commission from the economic community of West African states, ECOWAS wants to save Guinea Bissau from recurrent outbreaks of political instability. The country is currently facing post-presidential election tension following the announcing of the official results by the National Electoral Commission. The former ruling party, the PAIGC contests the outcome. Umaro Sissoco Embalo […]
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years needs some $76 million to help control and the money is “required by, actually, now,” the United Nations said Thursday. So far just $15 million has been mobilized to help stop the outbreak that threatens to worsen an already poor hunger […]
Three African presidents were in Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo on Thursday when the 8th meeting of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya was held. Host president Denis Sassou-Nguesso was joined by his Djibouti counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania. The AU chief Moussa Faki Mahamat was also […]
“No one tells Guinea what to do.” The words of Guinean President Alpha Condé, who has been facing a wave of opposition demonstrations for months. In remarks made on Wednesday, Conde warned against foreign intruders and meddling by the international community. Since mid-October, the Guinean opposition has been organizing demonstrations, sometimes harshly repressed, to block […]