RWANDAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES UK’S MIGRANT DEPORTATION DEAL

Fri 01 March 2024: Legislators in Rwanda adopted on Wednesday a treaty that was agreed in December between the UK and Rwanda, allowing London to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda. The agreement was signed in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, by Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and British Home Secretary James Cleverly, with at least […]

Continue Reading

‘JOLT TO REALITY’: GAZA WAR SHAKES UP SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Thu 28 February 2024: Ahead of South Africa’s elections, the position of major parties on the Gaza war is proving to be a deciding factor for many voters. Cape Town, South Africa – Three months to South Africa’s much-anticipated general elections, the political landscape is being remade. Since Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018, domestic issues […]

Continue Reading

ATTACK ON CHAD’S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY KILLS ‘SEVERAL’

  The bullet-riddled headquarters of the Socialist Party without Borders. Wed 27 February 2024: “Several” people lost their lives in an attack on Chad’s intelligence services’ premises, authorities said Wednesday. According to government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, members of the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF) were responsible for the “deliberate” attack that occurred overnight against […]

Continue Reading

AFRICAN COUNTRIES ADOPT DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES TO CURB POTENTIAL HARMS

Wed 27 February 2024: The Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) has launched a set of principles and guidelines aimed at getting the most out of digital and social media, while mitigating its potential harms. The guidelines, launched on Tuesday, emphasise the dangers of social media abuse, and call for responsible use and accountability from both […]

Continue Reading

SARS TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST SASFIN BANK

Wed 27 February 2024: The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Edward Kieswetter, has confirmed that the revenue service has instituted legal proceedings against Sasfin Bank. SARS has conducted a thorough investigation into various South African taxpayers who had not made true and accurate tax disclosures to it. “The investigation revealed that the […]

Continue Reading

PROTEST OVER HIGH FOOD COSTS AND INFLATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT NIGERIA

Wed 27 February 2024: On Tuesday, thousands of Nigerian workers, traders, rights activists, and students protested the high prices of food, medicine, cooking gas, and other necessities by marching through the streets of the country’s largest cities. The Nigeria Workers’ Union called for two days of statewide protests to begin on February 27 in order […]

Continue Reading

AS TENSIONS IN EASTERN DR CONGO WORSEN, UGANDA IS ON HIGH ALERT

Tue 26 February 2024: The Ugandan military on Monday said it is on high alert and closely following the unstable situation in the eastern part of neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The entire borderline is under surveillance following intense fighting between DRC troops and M23 rebels, Maj. Bilal Katamba, spokesperson of the Mountain […]

Continue Reading

THIRD LARGEST MOSQUE IN THE WORLD IS INAUGURATED IN ALGERIA

Tue 27 February 2024: In a significant development, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday, February 25, officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on its Mediterranean coastline after years of delay amid political turmoil. It is considered the biggest mosque in Africa and third largest in the world after the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque […]

Continue Reading