The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
Ecuador has made a bold move to strengthen its national security apparatus and this was done via the official declaration of the Muslim Brotherhood qas a terrorist group under Presidential Decree 239. This action indicates the growing world-wide apprehension against extremist movements and indicates a strong desire of Ecuador to be part of the international […]
Sunday was Election Day in Senegal, as citizens cast their ballots to choose the country’s lawmakers. These elections will serve as a significant test for opposition parties that are attempting to counteract the power of the ruling party in advance of the presidential election that will take place in 2024. The possibility of President Macky […]
On Friday, the United States made the announcement that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would travel to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda between August 7th and August 11th. Just two days after Blinken’s Russian colleague Serguei Lavrov finished his African tour in four different countries—Egypt, the Congo, Uganda, and Ethiopia—this […]
According to the results of a referendum that were released on Tuesday, Tunisians voted in favor of a new constitution that will cement the one-man rule that President Kais Saied has instituted over the past year. This will be a body blow to the democracy that was built in Tunisia with a tremendous amount of […]
Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh has been elected the new president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, announced the news in Abuja. On Wednesday, CAN will hold a general assembly to usher in the new administration. This marks the end of the tenure of outgoing President, Samson Olasupo Adeniyi […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, traveled to the Republic of the Congo as part of an African tour. The tour is intended to strengthen Moscow’s ties with a continent that has refused to join in Western condemnation and sanctions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov’s visit to the Republic of the Congo is […]
Magdi Abdelhadi analyzes the man who is hailed as a savior by his followers and as a usurper of power by his opponents in Tunisia at the same time as the country’s president is asking voters to ratify a new constitution on Monday that grants him greater powers. It is very evident that President Kais […]
Police and a spokesman from the area reported on Thursday that an attack by armed individuals in the Katsina province of northwestern Nigeria resulted in the deaths of 17 people, including five members of the police force. Locals know that bandits, who are criminals who attack, kill, and kidnap people in villages and steal livestock, […]
The Ennahda Movement, whose foundations were laid in Tunisia, a country in North Africa, at the beginning of the 1970s by Rached Ghannouchi and his friends, has continued its existence as an Islamic party for many years. However, the movement gradually shifted its association with terrorism and assassinations. Reportedly, the Ennahda Movement was inspired by […]
The Marburg virus, a fatal disease that is extremely contagious and belongs to the same virus family as the one that causes Ebola, has been confirmed in Ghana’s first two cases. In a hospital in the southern Ashanti region, it is reported that both patients have passed away. Earlier this month, a lab in Senegal […]
Sunday marked the conclusion of the mid-year coordination meeting that was held for the African Union in Lusaka, Zambia. The selection of Rwanda as the location for the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency was one of the highlights of the event. The Executive Council of the African Union met for its 41st Ordinary Session […]
Law enforcement officials in South Africa have reported that nine individuals were killed on Saturday night as a result of separate shooting events that occurred in two of the country’s provinces. As a result, police in South Africa are actively searching for those responsible for the shootings. In a nation that already has one of […]
George Wajackoyah has become a political sensation by running for the upcoming presidential election in Kenya and promising to turn the country into a major exporter of marijuana, snake venom and hyenas’ testicles. However, people in the East African nation are sceptical about his plans. The upcoming election is scheduled for August 9. The 63-year-old […]
A boating disaster in Lagos, the commercial center of Nigeria, has resulted in the deaths of fifteen people and the disappearance of a sixteenth. The terrible accident took place in the evening of Friday, July 8th, when the passenger ship sank after becoming stuck in the tide and sinking. According to statements made by Ibrahim […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that no politician can rig the upcoming general election in the country. Dr Mutiu Agboke, the immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, also assured Nigerians that the 2023 general election would be fair. While delivering a lecture in Ibadan for marking the 83rd […]
The Secretary-General of the OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil cartel, Nigeria’s Mohammad Barkindo, died unexpectedly at the age of 63 on Tuesday in the country. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNCP) announced the news on Wednesday. NNPC’s chief executive Mele Kyari wrote on Twitter, “We lost our esteemed Dr (Mohammad) Sanusi Barkindo. […]
Despite the presence of international forces and peacekeepers from the United Nations, Malian rebels, some of whom have links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS), have gained ground and momentum. According to the UN peacekeeping operation, two UN peacekeepers were killed and five others were seriously hurt when an improvised explosive device was used in the […]
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali and Burkina Faso. They have accepted a March 2024 return to civilian rule in Mali and agreed to allow Burkina Faso two years for its transition back to democracy. Mali’s military regime recently proposed a […]
