Category: Africa

Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has promised military and cabinet changes in the coming days, amid growing protests over the government’s response to militant attacks in the northern and eastern parts of the country. President Kabore said he would soon “imminent changes” within the military structure, and ordered the “active and effective” presence of military […]

The government in Burkina Faso has extended the suspension of mobile internet services. Services were supposed to have been restored on Wednesday, after being shut down for four days. The shutdown came amid anti-French demonstrations and growing political unrest in the country over insecurity. The government explained the initial suspension by citing national security and […]

Ethiopian Olympic legend Haile Gebrselassie has announced plans to go tot eh battle front, just a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced he was joining the fight against rebel forces from the northern region of Tigray. Feyisa Lilesa, who became famous for his protest at the 2016 Rio Olympics for crossing his wrists over […]

The health authorities in Kenya have urged people to use other alternatives as the country is experiencing a shortage of condoms. Restaurants, hospitals and other public facilities have not had free condoms in their toilets for people to take. A government agency, the National Aids and STIs Control Programme (Nascop) has expressed concern over the […]

Hundreds of inmates have fled a prison in Matadi, a port city in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two armed men arrived at the jail, overpowered the guards and then broke open the main gate, reported local media. Security forces said about 300 inmates rushed towards the police, who were firing into […]

Sudanese authorities have restored the internet nearly a month since it was suspended after the military deposed the joint military-civilian transitional government. All telecommunications companies had their internet services restored on Thursday. A court had ordered the country’s three main telecom companies to restore the internet on November 9, but the outage persisted. Internet monitor, […]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new refugee bill that allows asylum seekers easier access to education, and opportunities to integrate and earn a living. This comes just six months before a planned shutdown by the authorities of two camps housing more than half a million refugees. The authorities said the camps have been […]

The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is in Kenya for talks later on Wednesday with President Uhuru Kenyatta. The talks involve regional security issues including the conflict in Ethiopia, combating Islamist terrorism in Somalia, and reviving Sudan’s transition to a civilian government. The US sees Kenya as a key partner and important influence in […]

Motorbike-riding gunmen have shot dead at least 15 civilians and injured many others in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto. The killings happened in the early hours of Monday. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who confirmed the attacks in a statement, said 13 of the victims were killed in the town of Illela on the […]

The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is travelling to Kenya for talks about the war in Ethiopia, as well as the security situation in Sudan and Somalia. President Uhuru Kenyatta recently visited Ethiopia and the US has warned it could impose sanctions on the Ethiopian government and the rebels in Tigray region. Blinken will […]