Mon 04 April 2022: The Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) is expected to begin its de-escalation to Scenario 5 of its deployment to combat acts of terrorism and violent extremism in the northern region of Cabo Delgado Province, in Mozambique. The SAMIM mandate was extended for a further three months from 16 […]
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Sun 03 April 2022: The US has repatriated a Guantanamo Bay inmate to his native Algeria after being held in extrajudicial detention for almost two decades accused of being a member of Al-Qaeda. The Department of Defense yesterday announced that Sufiyan Barhoumi was sent home as his detention at the detention facility was “no longer […]
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Sun 03 April 2022: In early March the United Nation’s General Assembly voted on a resolution demanding Russia immediately stop its military operations in Ukraine. Out of 193 member states, 141 voted in support of the resolution, five voted against, 35 abstained and 12 didn’t vote at all. Of the 54 African member states, Eritrea voted against the resolution, […]
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Sun 03 April 2022: In an escalation in bloodshed in the conflict-torn country, Mali’s army claims to have killed 203 militants in an operation in the heart of the Sahel state. The army announced on Friday that a nine-day military operation began on March 23 in the Moura area of the Sahel, which it described […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: The ancient Timbuktu manuscripts of Mali were back in the headlines following internet giant Google’s initiative to host a collection of them at an online gallery. The images of the documents, text in Arabic, can be found at a page called Mali Magic. No place in West Africa has attracted more attention and resources than the […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: Deputy President David Mabuza says government has reached an agreement with Maputo that will see South Africa getting a supply of gas from Mozambique. The Deputy President said this when he responded to oral questions at a sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday. “Discussions between our Minister here of Mineral […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: United Nations investigators have uncovered new evidence of human rights violations against detainees in Libya, with the existence of mass graves thought to contain the corpses of migrants at a trafficking hub, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (FFM) report says. According to FFM’s report published on Tuesday, there were many […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Amnesty International said on Wednesday that it will apologise formally to Morocco if the international judiciary prove that the authorities in Rabat did not use NSO Group spyware against journalists and activists. The human rights group made the pledge during a press conference in its Rabat office at which it presented […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Eskom Chief Executive, Andre de Ruyter, says the company is working hard to root out corruption and fraud at the State-owned power utility. This after a former employee and service provider of the power utility were sentenced to 20 years in jail for fraud and theft amounting to at least R35 […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: The legitimacy of legal authorities is recognised globally as crucial for the state’s ability to function in a justifiable and effective manner. This applies, in particular, to the police. Recently, South Africa’s Defence Minister Thandi Modise lamented the low level of public trust in law enforcement agencies in the country. In particular, the […]
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