Category: Africa

The authorities in Burkina Faso say rescue teams which have been pumping water from a flooded zinc mine are drawing closer to where they’re hoping to find eight workers who’ve been trapped for more than three weeks. The six Burkina Faso nationals, one Tanzanian and one Zambian went missing on April 16 after heavy rainfall […]

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) has imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential election due to take place on Sunday. The curfew runs from Tuesday to Monday next week. More than 300 MPs will coverage at the airport […]

The second phase of a UN-led intra-Sudanese political dialogue is scheduled to begin on Tuesday amid divisions among the country’s political parties over their participation. Several parties said they will boycott the talks aimed at resolving the political crisis that followed the October 25 military coup. The UN, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority […]

The US Senate has confirmed Dr John Nkengasong to lead Pepfar, the United States public health programme aimed at combating HIV/AIDS. DR Nkengasong, who has been heading Africa CDC, the agency leading Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, was nominated by the US president last year. The UN Aids agency has congratulated Dr Nkengasong while […]

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has explained his snub on Mali during this week’s West Africa tour. Guteres visited Senegal, Niger and Nigeria in his annual Ramadan solidarity visits to nations. He said that his itinerary was meant to reward those making progress in fighting terrorism. “This visit was a reward to those that […]

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has said he plans to regulate social media in the West African nation, describing it as a “a real cancer of modern societies”. “No organised society can accept what is happening here today. We are going to put an end to it, one way or another,” he was quoted as saying. […]

Ethiopian security forces said they have detained 76 people suspected of instigating violence on Monday against Muslims who had gathered in the capital Addis Ababa. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds during the incident but there were no reports of casualties. Tens of thousands were attending Eid prayers in the city’s main stadium when […]

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a warning to diplomats against inter-reference in the forthcoming elections. The warning was made during an Iftar dinner with diplomats on Thursday at the president’s residence in the capital, Abuja. Presidential elections are scheduled for February 2023. “As Nigeria goes through this trajectory, I urge our friends in the […]

Algeria has threatened to cut off its gas supply to Spain if any of it ends up in another country that is not specified in the contract. It said supplying the gas to a third destination would be a breach of contract between Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach and its Spanish customer. Spain has confirmed that it […]