Rwanda supported M23 rebels claimed to have taken control of the regional capital early Monday as fierce battle raged in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They made their announcement just minutes before the group’s 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to turn in its weapons expired. The two million residents of the city […]
The bloody civil war in Sudan continues to rage, destroying governmental institutions causing immense human misery and spreading instability to a region already riven by instability in the Horn of Africa. In an effort to gain control of Khartoum, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashed in April 2023. […]
Military soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo increased patrols in the government bastion of Goma on Friday as Rwanda backed rebels encircled the city. Residents described the spread of panic as M23 rebels took control of Sake, a town only 27 kilometres (16 miles) from the provincial seat the day before. Soldiers were […]
Rapper A$AP Rocky’s trial in Los Angeles where he is charged with shooting at a former buddy case started Today on Friday. If found guilty of two felony assault charges related to an incident that occurred in 2021 close to a hotel in Hollywood, the rapper whose real name is Rakim Mayers could spend up […]
According to WAM, The United Arab Emirates has sent 25 ambulances; critical medical supplies and advanced medical equipment to Angola to help strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the country. The UAE’s intervention to this humanitarian work is at the heart of a much larger $220M international development and public health sector effort announced at COP28 in […]
Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was engulfed in panic on Thursday as M23 rebels fought the national army as they moved steadily towards the city. Explosions rang out from the outskirts and hundreds of injured civilians were taken to the main hospital from nearby towns and villages. Some people described their […]
Kenya intends to intensify social media control. A strategy to counter what it refers to as “digital abuse” is being developed by the current government. Social media companies doing business in the nation have been directed to carefully monitor and take action against “violent, hateful and unbalanced content.” According to the interior ministry, Kenyans are […]
McDonald’s South Africa has launched new wallet friendly menu items to assist customers in overcoming the January blues. The new menu features value for money options like products from the McSaver menu and Nazo Meals. McDonald’s is also providing one off in app offers that give customers even more ways to save such as cashback […]
The contentious Expropriation Bill which was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa will permit state agencies to seize land when it serves the public interest. The 1975 Expropriation Act from the apartheid era is repealed by the Bill. According to the Presidency, expropriation is recognised under section 25 of the Constitution as a necessary […]
South Africa is currently engaged in a vigorous discussion regarding a proposed alcohol tax intended to decrease road accidents and limit excessive drinking. The government is considering adding a fee to the price of alcohol to support the Road Accident Fund, highlighting the significant impact alcohol has on accidents, which resulted in over 1,500 fatalities […]
Kenya will enable citizens from nearly all African countries to visit without prior approval (ETA) according to a new cabinet order. On Tuesday, a cabinet statement stated that the ETA would be dropped in all African countries except Somalia and Libya due to security concerns. It stated that this was related to “efforts to support […]
Angola’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan has stated today that a sample from an isolated area of the country tested positive for Marburg disease. Hassan stated that “Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam identified one patient as being infected with the Marburg virus. Fortunately, the remaining […]
Immediately after taking office in the White House, Donald Trump has caused the United States to backtrack on climate action. The American president has declared that he will once again withdraw his nation from the historic Paris climate agreement while his country remains one of the world’s leading carbon polluters. The withdrawal, which is expected […]
According to Nigeria’s emergency response organisation, a petrol truck crashed early Saturday morning and exploded killing at least 70 people in north-central Nigeria. Locals who had hurried to gather the fuel that was spilled when the truck collapsed made up almost all of the victims. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, the majority of […]
Just before his inauguration, Donald Trump made dramatic statements to supporters who gathered in Washington on 20 January 2025. On his first day as president, he promised to move at ‘historic speed’ and sign executive orders to ‘get the country back on track’. In 2020 towards the end of his first presidency, he attempted to […]
Manuel Chang, Mozambique’s former finance minister, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in the United States. The sentence stems from the so-called “tuna bond” scandal, a $2 billion fraud. The funds were supposed to modernize fisheries and improve maritime safety in the southern African country. Manuel Chang, 69, was convicted […]
Brazil, the current head of the Brics bloc of developing economies, has announced that Nigeria has been accepted as a “partner country.” South Africa joined the Brics alliance in 2010 which was first established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. The bloc was created to act as a check on the dominant industrialized […]
The US government has revealed that the Sudanese military used chemical weapons in the civil war, imposing sanctions on the country’s leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In a statement, the US Treasury Department stated that the Sudanese army, under the leadership of Burhan, used war tactics such as attacks on schools, markets and […]
South Sudanese police have enforced a nighttime curfew following violent protests in the city, Juba which degenerated into looting of Sudanese owned businesses. The curfew which begins at 6:00 p.m. everyday was announced Friday on state television by Police Chief Abraham Manyuat as new rallies erupted in Juba and other cities. Heavy shooting was reported […]
Tanzania denies a possible deadly Marburg virus epidemic. Reports of a possible breakout of the fatal Marburg disease in Tanzania’s northwest were refuted on Thursday. But the World Health Organization stated Tuesday that eight of the afflicted people had passed away and that nine potential cases had been reported in the isolated Kagera district last […]