Africa

Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf defeats Raila Odinga for top AU Job

ADDIS ABABA, (ETH):- Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the...

Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels declare ceasefire amid global pressure

Goma, DRC:- The Congo River Alliance (Alliance Fleuve Congo – AFC/M23), an armed group widely believed to have Rwandan backing, has announced...

M23 Rebels capture key DR Congo city as thousands flee

Goma, (DR Congo):- M23 Rebels Monday said they had taken control of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Emergency UN meeting to convene as deadly fighting escalates in DR Congo

Kinshasha, (DRC):- The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of...

Sudan demands apology over Muhoozi comments on invading Khartoum

Port Sudan, (Agencies):- Sudan demanded an apology from Uganda on Wednesday over “offensive and dangerous comments made by the Chief of Uganda’s...

Ghana’s ex-President and opposition candidate John Mahama wins election

ACCRA, Ghana (AFP):- Former President and opposition leader John Mahama claimed victory in Ghana’s presidential elections on Sunday after ruling party candidate...

Uganda, Egypt commit to strengthen pharmaceutical cooperation on African Market

CAIRO, Egypt:- The Government of Uganda and its counterpart in Egypt have committed to strengthen pharmaceutical cooperation in a bid to expand...

Targetted attacks, lack of maintenance risk Jebel Aulia Dam bursting in Sudan

Khartoum, (Sudan):- The Jebel Aulia Dam, near Sudan’s capital Khartoum, is at risk of collapsing as a result of attacks carried out...

Zambia offers healthcare to Zimbabweans, but for how long?

Zambia is as generous with patients from neighboring Zimbabwe as it is with its own citizens. That could mean problems for both...

Nigeria Fuel Tanker explosion leaves 94 dead, scores injured in Jigawa

Abuja, (NG):- A fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria late on Tuesday after the driver lost control...

They paid for homes, Zimbabwe never gave them deeds

Comoros president wounded in knife attack

Moroni, (CM): Comoros President Azali Assoumani was wounded in an attack Friday, the government said, with three other sources close to the...

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82

Windhoek, (NM):- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He...

World’s first malaria vaccine rolled out in Cameroon

Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, AFP journalists saw,...

AFCON 2023: Gambia suffer tragedy after flight enroute Cote d’Ivoire suffers oxygen failure

The Gambia National Team Thursday faced a life-threatening ordeal when the cabin oxygen supply failed on their chartered flight in a heart-stopping...

DR Congo constitutional court confirms Tshisekedi poll victory

DR Congo’s Constitutional Court Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi’s landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor...

Nigerian president suspends poverty minister in corruption scandal

Lagos, (NG): Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Monday suspended his poverty minister Betta Edu following allegations that she diverted public funds into...

Unknown gunmen kidnap five university students – police

Lagos, (NG): Police in Katsina Friday said unknown gunmen kidnapped five female students from a university in the northwestern Katsina state in...

Nigeria to ban degrees from Uganda, Kenya over fraud

Lagos, (NG): The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced it intends to suspend recognition of degree certificates and other academic qualifications from...

Thabo Mbeki Foundation says ex-South African President alive and well

Johannesburg, (SA): The Thabo Mbeki Foundation founded by former South Africa’s former President, Thabo Mbeki, has refuted death reports of its founder...

DR Congo’s Tshisekedi wins second term in landslide election victory

KINSHASA, DR CONGO– DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional...

40 killed after heavy rains ravage villages in eastern DR Congo

Kinshasha, (DRC):- At least 40 people died due to landslides and floods following heavy rains that hit overnight Tuesday in Bukavu, capital...

Burundi: Victims of the rebel attack buried amid tears

Emotions ran high on Tuesday as 19 people killed in an attack last Friday in Gatumba, Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura province, on the...