Currently ruling South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) has decided to kick former President Jacob Zuma for running a rival party in the May elections. The ruling resulted from the disciplinary procedures Zuma earlier this month had been registered against. The July 29th dated article claims that “The member who is being charged is […]
Kaylia Nemour knows she belongs when she takes on Simone Biles and other gymnastics rivals at the Paris Olympics. Kaylia Nemour, 17, one of the world’s best on the uneven bars, was born in France, grew up there and still trains there. She obtained the best score on her favourite apparatus during the women’s team […]
During a two-day conflict close to the Algerian border, Tuareg rebels in the northern part of Mali claimed on Saturday that they had killed and injured multiple government troops and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries. Two soldiers died and ten others were injured according to the Malian military. Declared by the CSP-PSD rebel movement, they had […]
Amid Marrakech’s winding lanes and busy antique markets, in the center of the city, lives an age-old Moroccan art—wool felt craft. Although this centuries-old custom is evidence of Morocco’s rich cultural legacy, it is today under grave danger. Master craftsman Mohammed Belkhou has been learning wool felting for 45 years. The complex process starts with […]
Ivorian international Jean-Phillipe Gbamin is about to move to another continent. Jean-Philippe Gbamin, who has been courted by a number of clubs including Angers, Nantes and FC Metz, is set to move to another continent and discover MLS. Fabrizio Romano reports that the Côte d’Ivoire international has reached an agreement with New York Red Bulls […]
Friday in Baku, the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, and the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, spoke on ways to strengthen the bilateral ties between their respective nations. The two ministers met in a private context during the official visit, then had a more large meeting including officials […]
On Friday, 95 Libyan nationals were seized by South African police from a suspected covert military training facility. Authorities are now looking at other areas of the nation for possible unlawful bases. Found on a farm in White River, Mpumalanga province, the camp lies about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg. Police said the […]
Over a pre-election speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May, South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) sued the party it co-governs with, African National Congress (ANC). This action points early conflict between the new coalition partners. Although the DA filed court documents to the Electoral Court in May prior to the coalition’s founding, they chose […]
Nana Addo Resident President Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced his first cabinet reshuffle since taking office in January 2017. New Ministerial Appointments and Deputy Ministers The 24 ministers and deputy ministers nominated by by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved by Parliament includes eight sector ministers, two regional ministers and 14 deputy ministers. The confirmation took […]
At least 42 demonstrators showed up in court in Uganda on Tuesday under charges related to a young-led protest earlier in the day in the capital, Kampala. Authorities banned the demonstration, which sought to expose claimed political corruption and violations of human rights among legislators. Charged with charges including being “idle and disorderly” and a […]
On Tuesday, general Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), made public on social media that he intends to visit Switzerland next month for ceasefire negotiations. The United States and Saudi Arabia have scheduled these meetings in an attempt to stop fifteen months of fierce conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese […]
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) reviews and fixes the salary of a Member of Parliament in Kenya. Article 230 (4) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya empowers the SRC to review and fix the remuneration and benefits of members at national and county levels of government. Regular reviews of the salaries of civil servants, including […]
Tuesday’s hunt for survivors of a catastrophic mudslide in southern Ethiopia carried on; the fatality count had stood at least 229. Driven by strong rain, the calamity hit the isolated Kencho Shacha Gozdi area. From an initial tally of 55, local officials said that the notable rise in deaths included many people who tried to […]
Every general election Namibia has seen legal challenges from opposition parties since it became a democracy in 1990 after a protracted fight for freedom from apartheid-era South Africa. November 27’s forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections are expected to follow the same trend. Though its political scene resembles many despotic governments in the area, Namibia is […]
It’s Internet sensation Shatta Bandle who’s making waves by boasting that she’s achieved everything in life. Born in the Karaga district of Ghana’s Northern Region, Firdaus Iddrisu, better known as Shatta Bandle, is a dwarf in his early twenties. He has become one of Ghana’s new Internet sensations since a video of him claiming to […]
In a remote area of southern Ethiopia suffering significant rains, at least 157 people have been killed in mudslides. Local authorities said that among the deceased were numerous people trying to save survivors of a previous mudslide. The Kencho Shacha Gozdi area suffered the mudslides. Local administrator Dagmawan Ayele said among those who died were […]
In an attempt to settle issues between Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s oil refinery and the regulatory body, Nigerian legislators started a probe on the allegedly imported contaminated fuel into the country on Monday. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the chairman, disclosed that the parliamentary committee looking into claims of the “unregulated issuing of licenses and the presumed […]
Monday, soldiers and police locked off the offices of Uganda’s largest opposition party under what a police spokesman described as a precautionary action ahead of anti-government demonstrations scheduled for Tuesday notwithstanding a ban. Popularly known as Bobi Wine, National Unity Platform (NUP) party chief Robert Kyagulanyi claimed in posts on social media platform X that […]
On Sunday, the African Union met in Ghana to decide on a united posture before interacting with the G20 and the United Nations and to handle urgent problems regarding African integration. The conference sought to improve group decision-making, hasten economic integration, and solve problems with regional stability. Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani, President of Mauritania and present […]
The Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, famous for his work using jute sacks as a central element, has won the XXIII Premio Pino Pascali. Ibrahim Mahama’s work will be on show at Polignano a Mare from 11 December 2021 to 13 March 2022. Ghanaian Ibrahim Mahama (Tamale, 1987) is the winner of the XXIII Premio Pino […]