Mon 30 December 2024: South Africa has increased security and patrol along its border with Mozambique to prevent and combat any opportunistic crime that may arise as a result of the neighboring country’s ongoing protests, said a statement. Mozambique has been gripped by weeks of violent protests since late October, when the electoral authority declared 47-year-old Daniel Chapo of the […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: A tragic accident claimed the lives of 71 people, including a bridegroom, when a wedding caravan crashed in southern Ethiopia’s Sidama region, local authorities said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday as the group, accompanying the bridegroom, was en route to the bride’s home for the wedding. According to the […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: International health experts believe the wave of illnesses in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been dubbed “Disease X”, is entirely due to known pathogens. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that malaria, influenza, rhinoviruses, coronaviruses and other known viruses had been found in 430 laboratory […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Zambia and Saudi Arabia signed a debt restructuring agreement on Thursday to reschedule part of Zambia’s debt owed to the Arab nation. The agreement was signed by Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane and Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, during […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Voting in Chad’s general elections began on Sunday, with people voting to elect representatives to federal, provincial, and local governments, amid a boycott by the main opposition Les Transformateurs, which claims the results have already been decided beforehand. The vote is taking place amid significant geopolitical tensions, including the gradual withdrawal […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about the unrest in Mozambique, his associate spokesperson said Thursday. “The Secretary-General is concerned about the post-election violence, which has resulted in loss of lives and the destruction of public and private property,” Stephanie Tremblay told reporters. Guterres continues to follow developments closely, Tremblay said. […]
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Thu 26 December 2024: Thousands of Mozambicans have fled ongoing violence in their country to neighboring Malawi after months of unrest over disputed presidential election results, government officials told Anadolu on Thursday. Dominic Mwandira, a senior civil official in Malawi’s Nsanje district, which borders Mozambique, said some 2,000 households have entered the territory since Monday. […]
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Wed 27 December 2024: The UAE has emerged as Africa’s largest backer of new business projects, with Emirati companies committing $110bn (£88bn) to projects between 2019 and 2023, including $72bn in renewable energy, The Guardian reports citing FT Locations. These pledges outpace investments by the UK, France, and China, as traditional investors scale back. African leaders have […]
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Wed 25 December 2024: At least 21 people have been confirmed dead in acts of violence since Monday after Mozambique’s top court confirmed ruling party Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo winner of the widely disputed Oct. 9 presidential elections, the interior minister said on Tuesday. “At total of 236 acts of serious violence have been reported […]
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Tue 24 December 2024: The epidemiological situation of Mpox in Africa remains “especially concerning,” with high case counts observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. According to the latest report of the WHO, Africa has seen 13,769 confirmed cases across 20 countries as […]
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