Category: Africa

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged security forces in the country to be “more pro-active” following the killing of more than 60 members of vigilante groups by gunmen in the north-west of the country. Buhari condemned the killings, describing them as brutal murder by outlaws. The latest violence happened in Kebbi state on Sunday night […]

The authorities in Benin have released Nigerian separatist leader, Sunday “Igboho” Adeyemo, according to his spokesperson. He was freed on Monday in Cotonou on health grounds, but he is to remain in Benin for security reasons. Adeyemo was arrested at Cotonou airport in July 2021 alongside his wife on Nigeria’s request, although his wife was […]

Tanzania has said it has negotiated a safe passage with Russia for its students studying in a Ukranian university near Kharkiv, reported local media. The Tanzanian embassy in Moscow had now asked its nationals studying at the Sumy State University in eastern Ukraine to head to the Russian border. “A statement from the Tanzanian embassy… […]

The first batch of Nigerian nationals evacuated from the conflict in Ukraine arrived on Friday morning in the capital, Abuja. The group consists of 451 students according to the chairman of Nigeria’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, Yusuf Buba, who accompanied them from Romania’s capital, Bucharest. Nigeria is expected to evacuate 5,000 citizens who are […]

The UN Human Rights Council has appointed former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to head a team that will probe alleged violations during the conflict in Ethiopia. The team will have two other international experts; Kenyan lawyer Kaari Betty Murungi and Steven Ratner of the United States. They will serve on the newly-created […]

Some 79 Kenyan students have so far left Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. The government said one student has already arrived in Kenya, 74 others are in Poland, two are in Romania and two are in Hungary. The authorities are coordinating the evacuation of many other students from various cities in Ukraine. Four Kenyan students have […]

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has expressed for support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gen Kainerugaba – who is the commander of Uganda’s inland forces – tweeted that “the majority of mankind (that are non-white) support Russia’s stand in Ukraine”. “Putin is absolutely right!” he added. “When the […]

Algeria’s state firm is ready to supply additional gas to the EU from its surplus, said the company’s boss. This is in case of a decline in gas supplies due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sonatrach CEO Toufik Hakkar said the unmet capacity at the Transmed pipeline linking Algeria to Italy could be used […]

Ivory Coast’s former parliament Speaker, Guillaume Soro, has denied the discovery of weapons at his residence in Bouake, in the economic capital Abidjan. Soro has been in exile in Europe since 2019. His communications director, Toure Moussa, said the former speaker had not stayed in this residence for several years. The latest discovery comes after […]

A court in Morocco has confirmed a five-year jail term against journalist Soulaimane Raissouni for indecent assault in a case criticised by human rights advocates. Raissouni has maintained his innocence over the allegations against him, which he and his supporters say are politically motivated. He is an outspoken critic of the government and among several […]