Africa

Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole from a South African prison, nearly 11 years after the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius’s release on Friday, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. While Ms. Steenkamp’s mother expressed acceptance of the decision, she …

Sudan has recalled its ambassador from Nairobi in protest of Kenyan President William Ruto’s hosting of talks with paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, according to the acting foreign minister. Daglo, whose Rapid Support Forces have been in conflict with the regular army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has been visiting …

Kenya Airways (KQ) has secured the position of the second most efficient airline in Africa, according to a global review of airlines and airports based on on-time performance. As per the recent On-Time Performance Review conducted by aviation analytics firm Cirium, KQ achieved an on-time arrival rate of 71.9 percent …

Renowned Ugandan religious leader and entrepreneur Aloysius Bugingo has survived an assault by unidentified gunmen who fatally shot his bodyguard in the capital, Kampala. The attackers fired upon Pastor Bugingo’s vehicle as he was heading home on Tuesday night in the Namungoona area. Subsequently, the assailants fled the scene on …

On Friday, Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye delivered a vehement anti-gay diatribe, proposing that same-sex couples should face public stoning. He also criticized Western nations that pressure other countries to embrace gay rights, warning of aid withdrawal. Burundi, a conservative Christian nation in East Africa, criminalized homosexuality in 2009, imposing prison …

On Tuesday, Ethiopia officially became the third African nation to default in the past three years, as it failed to fulfill a $33 million “coupon” payment on its sole international government bond. The country, which is the second most populous in Africa, had previously announced its intention to declare formal …

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has dissolved the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) board due to public dissatisfaction with frequent power rationing. Former board chair Major General Paul Kisesa Simuli now serves as Tanzania’s ambassador to Uganda, while Dr Rhimo Nyansaho takes over as the new board chair.   This change …