Africa

Namibia’s agriculture minister has been sacked after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago. Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the victim, now 21, to withdraw the case against him, the police say. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Hengari, 59, …

Troop-contributing countries (TCCs) to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) are urging the African Union Commission, in collaboration with its partners, to secure funding for the peacekeeping initiative. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel During the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the …

The Vice Chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, John Heche and other party leaders have been released by the police a few hours after being arrested while preparing to address a public rally in the commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. Heche told the BBC, “The police had no …

Nigeria has reduced its electricity subsidies by 35% after implementing higher tariffs for select users last year, Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu announced on Thursday. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The move offers some fiscal relief for the country, which has long struggled with challenges in its energy sector. …

Rebels have announced the formation of an alternative government, in a country that has been at war for two years that has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the group …

A high-level international conference has begun in London, England, with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the Sudanese conflict. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has described the talks as “a path towards peace.” The civil war that has gripped Sudan for the past two years has led to …

More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, the United Nations says, citing “credible sources”. Last week, the RSF launched a fierce ground and air offensive on refugee camps surrounding the town of El-Fasher in an attempt to …

A Tanzanian court has charged Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, with treason following remarks he made urging the public to resist upcoming elections scheduled for later this year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Lissu, who was the runner-up in the 2020 presidential race, …

The U.S. government has revoked all visas previously issued to South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately, according to an announcement made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, April 5. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Rubio stated the decision was prompted by South Sudan’s transitional government’s refusal …

Raila Odinga, the Special Envoy to South Sudan, revealed on Saturday that he was unable to meet with the country’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, during his visit to Juba. The visit aimed to seek a peaceful resolution to the renewed conflict between the government and rebel forces. Raila traveled …