Tue 01 September 2020: Conducting elections amid the coronavirus pandemic presents a challenge in several African countries, according to analysts. More than 20 countries are scheduled to hold presidential, parliamentary or municipal elections on the continent. How it is being done Tanzanians are scheduled to vote for their next president and parliament members in October. […]
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Mon 31 August 2020: Peace deal is expected to end 17-year conflict between 2 sides JUBA, South Sudan- Sudan’s government on Monday signed an initial peace agreement with armed rebel groups in South Sudan’s capital Juba, according to Sudan’s state-run media. The rebel groups that signed the deal include Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and […]
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Mon 31 August 2020: Among dead animals are at least 40 dolphins and unknown number of whales Thousands of people took to the streets of Port Louis, Mauritius’ capital on Saturday to protest the deaths of at least 40 dolphins following an oil spill by a Japanese bulk carrier. The protesters brought traffic to a […]
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Sun 30 August 2020: Libya has faced a tidal wave of internal conflict that has claimed thousands of lives since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow in 2011. Between civil wars, the Abu Salim prison massacre, Gaddafi’s regional conflicts and a tendency to “disappear” political dissidents during his reign, many thousands of Libyans have lost loved ones to political conflict and instability. This […]
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Sun 30 August 2020: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Julius Minani and his 32-year-old friend Kaduna spent weeks squatting in a dilapidated shack in Alexandria in Johannesburg. The pair had been evicted from an apartment due to outstanding rent. Their troubles began in April, when Minani, a chef, was laid off from a fast-food chain […]
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Sat 29 August 2020: Health professionals say stress and anxiety induced among people by pandemic is a ‘ticking time bomb’ HARARE, Zimbabwe- In Zimbabwe, there is a creeping fear that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will go beyond its physical and economic toll. The country’s healthcare system is at a point where mental health […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Human Rights Watch calls on country to probe fate, whereabouts of victims of enforced disappearances, civil war JUBA, South Sudan- The US-based Human Rights Watch on Friday called on South Sudan to investigate the fate and whereabouts of thousands of victims of enforced disappearances and those still missing from years of […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Ankara will continue to support Somalia, says Turkish ambassador MOGADISHU, Somalia – Turkey on Thursday donated 12 new armored personnel carriers to the Somali military to support its fight against al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab. Somali Defense Minister Hassan Ali Mohamed and Somali armed forces commander Gen. Odawa Yusuf Rageh received the […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Former Maj. Gen. Aloys Ntiwiragabo hiding in Orleans suburb wanted for role in atrocities quarter century ago PARIS – Rwanda on Thursday sent a letter to France requesting the extradition of a key suspect in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. An international warrant has also been issued for the arrest of former […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Overall number of civilians affected by violence decreased by 8% in 2nd quarter, says UN mission JUBA, South Sudan – The UN on Thursday said that at least 887 civilians were killed between April and June across South Sudan. In a quarterly report, The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Human […]
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