Mutinous soldiers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have blocked roads near the presidential palace in a…
Category: Africa
Burundi swears in Evariste Ndayishimiye as president
June 18: President Ndayishimiye sworn into office Burundi has a new president in the person of…
China pledges supply any Covid-19 vaccine to Africa first, free of charge
China has pledged to supply any vaccine against Coronavirus to African first free of charge. China…
Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during Covid-19 lockdown
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period…
Tanzania ban on public interest litigation bad for human rights – PIN
Tanzania lawmakers recently (June 10) passed a bill that outlaws public interest litigation. It says any…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI undergoes successful heart operation
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI “ on Sunday successfully underwent” an operation at the clinic of the…
South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women
South Africa’s president says it has been a “dark and shameful week” for his country following…
Coronavirus in Africa: 233,836 cases; 6,261 deaths; 107,013 recoveries
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a…
Somalia, Somaliland leaders to meet in Djibouti next week
President Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia will meet with Somaliland leader Muse Bihi next week in…
Rafiki, Uganda’s rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
One of Uganda’s best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been killed. Four men have been arrested,…