Category: Africa

Fri 09 August 2019: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The suicide bomber who killed the mayor of Mogadishu and six other people last month was a blind, female employee of the municipal government who was assisted by a fellow worker, Somalia’s internal security ministry said on Friday. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group al Shabaab, which aims […]

Thu 08 August 2019: Several legislators walked out of parliament to protest her ouster Nairobi: Some Kenyan lawmakers are protesting a decision by the temporary speaker of parliament’s lower house to eject their colleague who was holding her young child during a session of the legislature. Zuleikha Hassan was ejected from the floor of the […]

Wed 07 August 2019: Washington is devoting more military resources to Africa citing raised terrorism threats. But this move has more to do with Beijing’s growing influence on the continent and the US’ failure to compete, says a regional historian. The US is seeking international help to fight groups affiliated with Islamic State (IS, formerly […]

Tue 06 August 2019: Four organizations commit to jointly help eradicate hunger and malnutrition on continent Four multilateral organizations joined officials from the African Union on Monday in Rwanda’s capital Kigali for the signing of a deal to formalize their commitment to jointly working toward addressing food and nutrition security on the continent. They comprised […]

  Mon 05 August 2019: A drone airstrike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, a local official said on Monday. The attack is the second major airstrike blamed on the eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar after at least 44 […]

Sun 04 August 2019: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has kicked off a diplomatic charm offensive in Africa, Europe and the Middle East as the dispute with Somalia over maritime resources continues to weigh heavily on his government. The time is running out and Kenya’s options are dwindling as the International Court of Justice at The […]

High-level improvised explosive device (IED) specialists from Africa and Western partners attend a demonstration of a post-blast IED. Fri 02 August 2019: A U.S.-trained Kenyan bomb disposal technician stood in a field showing colleagues from more than 20 countries how to collect evidence after the detonation of a roadside explosive. Security experts who met in […]

Thu 01 August 2019: Woolworths Holdings Ltd. has pulled out of Ghana, the second time in six years the upmarket South African retailer has exited a market elsewhere on the continent. The seller of designer clothing and organic food closed its two stores in the West African country, the Cape Town-based company said in an emailed […]

Wed 31 July 2019: MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi will sign a peace agreement on Thursday to put a formal end to military hostilities with the main opposition party, Renamo, almost three decades after the end of a civil war. Renamo and Nyusi’s ruling party fought on opposing sides of the 16-year conflict […]