Category: Africa

Wed 10 July 2019: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday challenged in court a report by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog that instructed President Cyril Ramaphosa to take unspecified disciplinary action against Gordhan. The minister is a key ally of Ramaphosa and oversees efforts to revive struggling state companies like […]

Wed 10 July 2019: HARARE (Reuters) – Public sector workers in Zimbabwe on Tuesday rejected a government offer of 180 million Zimbabwe dollars ($21 million) in added pay for the July-December period as inadequate in the face of soaring inflation, a union official said. Zimbabweans are angry as a year-on-year price jump of around 100% […]

Mon 08 July 2019: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mandla Maseko, a South African man who had won the opportunity to become the first black African to go into space, has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 30. Maseko was killed in Pretoria over the weekend, according to a family statement reported by local media Monday. […]

Sun 07 July 2019: First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products such as tobacco and alcohol. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit at Niamey, Sika Bella Kabore, the first lady of Burkina Faso, read out a joint appeal for more effective […]

Sat 06 July 2019: Attorney general says high court was mistaken in its ruling decriminalising homosexuality Botswana’s government will appeal against a high court ruling that decriminalised homosexuality, potentially resuscitating a law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. The court’s ruling in June, which was praised by international organisations and activists, […]

Fri 05 July 2019: Decision comes after Guinea welcomed a visit by Somaliland’s president following an official invitation Somalia said Thursday that it has severed all diplomatic ties with Guinea. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad, who also cautioned other countries against violating the sovereignty and unity of Somalia. In a […]

Thu 04 July 2019: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the landmark African free trade agreement during the upcoming African Union meeting in Niger, his office said. “Nigeria will sign the #AfCFTA Agreement at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger,” the presidency said in a Tweet late Tuesday. African leaders are meeting […]

Wed 03 July 2019: NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women and girls in Africa are still being pushed into forced or early marriages, while those in unhappy unions face discrimination when seeking divorce, campaigners said on Tuesday, urging governments to enforce fairer family laws. The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) – a coalition of […]

Tue 02 July 2019: Globally renowned singer Rihanna, yesterday, announced her solidarity with the Sudanese people, as tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets on Sunday, calling for an end to the army rule. “With more protests planned for today, June 30, I send my love and I pray for the safety of […]

Mon 01 July 2019: NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – A Mauritanian court on Monday confirmed Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the country’s next president, dismissing an appeal by opposition candidates over alleged voting irregularities in last month’s election. The Constitutional Council ruled that the former general and defense minister, who has promised to maintain outgoing President Mohamed Ould […]