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Gambia ready to prosecute ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh
The Gambian government said Wednesday it is willing to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh for a “myriad of crimes” committed by the regime during his more than 20-year rule. The Ministry of Justice said in…
Horror as 11 newborn babies die in hospital fire
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has confirmed that 11 newborn babies died in a horrible fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital. The hospital is in the town of Tivaouane, around 120 km (74.56 miles) east of…
Hundreds evacuated from KwaZulu-Natal as rains, floods return
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said…
COVID-19: COVAX Delivers 1.5bn Vaccines Globally
COVAX has delivered 1.5billion COVID-19 vaccines to 145 countries in 15 months. The milestone was achieved with the shipment of 2.26 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Tanzania. COVAX, co-led by…
Mali announces exit from Sahel military alliance
Mali has announced its exit from the five-country military alliance in the Sahel region of Africa on Sunday. The alliance is known as the Group of Five (G5) Sahel and also includes Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and…
Ethiopia bans The Economist journalist from working in the country
The Ethiopian government has revoked the media accreditation of The Economist journalist Tom Gardner. The country’s Media Licence Registration and Accreditation Director Fantahun Asres, in a letter addressed to…
Plane with 11 aboard crashes in Cameroon
A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said. Air traffic controllers “lost radio contact with the aircraft” which was later “located in the…
Guinea’s junta set to charge Conde, 26 aides with murder
Guinea’s attorney general has ordered legal proceedings against ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials over violence surrounding Conde’s disputed bid for a third term. Conde, 84, was…
Patrice Motsepe no longer richest Black man in southern Africa – meet Strive Masiyiwa
South African mining tycoon Patrice Motsepe – who has been the richest Black man in southern Africa since 2008 –…
Kenyan Central Bank directs banks to ration dollar sales amid scarcity – Report
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed commercial banks in the country to ration dollar sales following a shortage of the US currency. The apex bank’s move is to protect reserves as the Kenyan shilling…
Alpha Conde freed from house arrest
Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde has been freed from house arrest more than seven months after he was ousted in a military coup, the interim government said on state television on Friday. Conde, 84, had…
‘We’re not trading humans’ — Kagame explains UK-Rwanda deal on asylum seekers
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, says his country’s agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) on asylum seekers is not…
443 dead, 600 schools destroyed… Ramaphosa gives update on S’Africa flood disaster
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says a total of 443 people lost their lives to the flood disaster recorded in KwaZulu-Natal province. Rainfall, which began on April 11, resulted in flooding across…
No leaks detected so far in fuel-laden ship that sunk off Tunisia
Divers have inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of fuel that sank off southeastern Tunisia, with no leak detected so far, officials said. The crew of the Xelo had made a distress call on Friday…
South Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed nearly 400
South Africans were searching for survivors on Friday of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads and leaving thousands without shelter, water and power. The…
Joe Biden suspends deportation of 12,000 Cameroonian refugees
The Biden administration has granted temporary deportation relief and work permits to Cameroonian refugees living in the United States. The relief was anchored on the ongoing conflict between government forces and…
Coronavirus infections in Africa steadily declining – WHO
The number of coronavirus infections in Africa has been declining for four months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday. According to the report, the number of COVID-19 cases registered each…
Ghana’s inflation hits highest since August 2009
Rising cost of food prices pushed Ghana’s inflation rate in the month of March 2022 to 19.4%, the highest since August 2009. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, Foodstuffs such as Oil and Fats (28.2%), Water…
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Achi, ministers resign
The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Patrick Achi and members of his cabinet have resigned. They tendered their resignations today to President Alassane Ouattara, at the start of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday…
Ukraine invasion: South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa slams ‘outdated’ UN body
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose government has been criticised for refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday blasted the UN Security Council as “outdated” and in dire need of an…
Kenyan man kills wife, three children, surrenders to police
A man in Ndalat market, Nandi County of Kenya, has killed his wife and three children, after which he surrendered at the Kipkaren Salient police station. According to NTV Kenya, the incident occurred Wednesday night…
Burkinabe ex-president Compaore jailed for life for Sankara murder
A military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara in a coup. Sankara was gunned down…
83% of Africans yet to receive COVID-19 vaccine – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 percent of all Africans. WHO Director-General, Dr.…
Like Nigeria, Ghana introduces tax on electronic payments, targets $1bn revenue
Ghana’s parliament has approved a new 1.5 percent tax on electronic payments, known as the “e-levy”, despite a walk-out by opposition…