Category: Africa

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is also known as Farmajo, has warned politicians to avoid any moves that could undermine the security of ongoing parliamentary elections. In a statement, he urged Somali leaders to focus on completing the elections and resolving any disputes through dialogue. His comments came hours after Prime Minister Mohamed Roble […]

A motorcade of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was involved in a road crash in the capital, Abuja. The Wednesday evening accident claimed the lives of two policemen attached to him. The former president’s spokesperson Ikechukwu Eze said the former president was not personally affected in the accident. Eze said it was only the vehicle […]

The al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group has dismissed reports that it was planning an attack against the Somali president and prime minister. Pro-al-Shabab Somali Memo website quote an unnamed senior al-Shabab commander who termed the claim by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (Nisa) “laughable”. The Shababb commander said Nisa was “not capable” of unearthing […]

The first trial for war crimes committed in Darfur nearly 20 years ago has begun at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The trial began with a reading of a summary of the charges against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb. He is charged with 31 counts of war crimes and […]

Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has pardoned more than 1,000 prisoners to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement his office said an additional 70 protesters from the pro-democracy Hirak movement – who are awaiting trial for public order offences – would be offered clemency. Among those released was aright campaigner, Zaki Hannache, […]

Zambia’s energy minister says the country will go ahead with plans to import electrical poles despite a call for them to be sourced locally. Many had felt the government should fulfil its pre-election promise to help local entrepreneurs and farmers by producing the treated wooden poles at home. But Energy Minister Peter Chibwe said it […]

The United States has expressed “concern” over growing tensions in South Sudan. It cited recent clashes between forces loyal to rival sides in Upper Nile state and an “inflammatory rhetoric” that was “counterproductive” to peace. In a statement, the US State Department called on President Salva Kiir and first Vice-President Riek Machar to honour their […]

Gunmen in Nigeria are reported to have abducted an unknown number of passengers from a train in the northern Kaduna state. The gang mined the track between the capital, Abuja, and Kaduna city and forced the evening train to a halt. Many of the nearly 1,000 passengers on board took shelter as shots were fired. […]

Ghana has removed the mandatory requirement for face masks to be worn in public. President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the decision on Sunday, citing a sustained drop in Covid infections in Ghana and neighbouring countries. Akufo-Addo also scrapped the requirement for negative PCR tests for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the country through the Kotoka International […]

A Sudanese protester was killed by security forces on Thursday during anti-coup demonstrations held across the country. The death of the 28-year-old is the latest of the 90 people who have been killed since protests following the coup in October. Protesters have remained undeterred despite the heavy crackdown by security forces. On Thursday, thousands of […]