Africa

Court upholds prison terms of 2 former Algerian Prime Ministers

By Ismail Auwal A court in the Algerian capital on Thursday upheld hefty prison sentences against two former prime ministers who served under ex-president Abdelaziz...

AU cautions Kenya, Somalia over border tensions

By Abba Gwale Head of African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamaton, has urged Kenya and Somalia to exercise restraint and minimize tensions between their countries' borders. Earlier...

9 defaulting African countries to lose UN voting rights

By Ismail Auwal Nine African countries and Iran to lose their United Nation’s (UN) voting rights for failing to pay their dues to the UN’s...

83 die in tribal clash in Dafur

By Abba Gwale Reports from Sudan say that at least 83 people have lost their lives in a tribal clash in Dafur. It was the latest...

COVID-19: Patients in Zimbabwe take to social media to buy oxygen as shortage hits hospitals

By Abba Gwale Many patients are in dire need of oxygen while private medical suppliers are selling oxygen concentrators between US $2,000 and $3,700- a...

Ugandan Presidential elections: Bobi Wine rejects recent result, declares himself elected President

By Abba Gwale Ugandan Presidential candidate, Bobi Wine rejected the recently released result of the country's presidential elections and declares himself elected President even though...

Terrorists kill 3, injure 6 UN peacekeepers

By Ismail Auwal Group suspected to be Islamist terrorists have killed three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers and injured six other in Central Mali on Wednesday. The...

AfDB to support Sahel countries with $6.5bn

By Ismail Auwal The African Development Bank pledged to mobilize $6.5 Billion to support efforts of Sahelian countries to fight desertification. The AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina...

Uganda shuts down all social media platforms ahead of tomorrow’s presidential polls

By Abba Gwale Ugandan government ordered telecom companies in the country to shut down all social media and messaging services ahead of the country's Presidential...

France promise continued support to Burkina Faso in fight against extremism

France is "determined to continue to accompany" Burkina Faso, which has been plagued by an unprecedented increase in violence with a jihadist majority for...

Zimbabwe bans selling alcohol during lockdown

By Ismail Auwal The Government of Zimbabwe has banned the sell of alcohol for the period of coronavirus lockdown. The policy, government explained, is a measure...

Female suicide bomber kills 13 civilians in Cameroon

  A terror group suspected to be Boko Haram members have allegedly killed dozen of civilians when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in...

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