Africa

The High Court of Tanzania has given respondents in a case involving Tundu Lissu and the CHADEMA party seven days to file their responses regarding an application seeking his inclusion in proceedings over the party’s asset division dispute. The case, numbered 8323, is being heard before Justice David Ngunyale and …

Uganda has confirmed two additional Ebola infections, pushing the total number of cases linked to the current outbreak to seven. According to Uganda’s Director General of Health Services, Charles Olaro, the newly confirmed patients are healthcare workers attached to a private medical facility in Kampala. Click here to join our …

By: BBC At least 118 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, local officials have said. In addition to updating the death toll, a spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being reported over …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term after his landslide victory in a contested election in January, extending his tenure as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers. Heavy security, including tanks, was deployed in the capital, Kampala, ahead of his inauguration in what police …

Mali’s military leader, Major General Assimi Goïta, has appointed himself Minister of Defense, adding the position to his current position as interim President. The move follows the killing of former Defense Minister Sadio Camara in a coordinated attack by JNIM fighters and Tuareg FLA rebels. Camara was instrumental in strengthening …

By: Victor Ochieng – Laikipia University South Sudan is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency, with millions of lives hanging in the balance as international aid efforts fall dangerously short. What was already one of the world’s most fragile states is now teetering on the edge of catastrophe, driven by …

By: BBC The prosecutor of the military court in Bamako, Mali, has said a group of soldiers have been arrested in connection with recent major joint attacks by jihadist militias and separatist groups in the country. In a statement read on national television on Friday night, the prosecutor’s office said …

By: BBC The leader of the Party for Democracy and Development (CHADEMA) Tundu Lissu has met with Lazurus Chakwera, the Commonwealth’s special envoy to Tanzania, to discuss the future of law and governance in the country, the party’s statement said. During their discussion, Lissu presented different points to the former …

Cameroon’s long-time president, Paul Biya, has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, as Vice President in a move that is stirring intense debate over succession and the state of democracy in the country. The appointment, confirmed through a presidential decree dated April 4, places Franck Biya in one of the …

By: BBC Swahil The government in Tanzania has announced a new higher fuel price that will come into effect today, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. According to the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority of Tanzania (EWURA), the price hike is due to a significant increase caused by the ongoing conflict …