Raila Odinga, a central figure in Kenyan politics for over three decades who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times, has died in India following a heart attack. He was an iconic figure in Kenya’s democratic history, “admired and contested” in equal measure for his reformist zeal and five spirited but unsuccessful presidential bids. Odinga […]
The crocodile farming industry has emerged as a key contributor to Zimbabwe’s economy, amid a surge in exports of crocodile skin products, creating jobs and stimulating economic growth in the country. Deputy minister at the Lands, Agriculture, and Fisheries ministry, Davis Marapira, announced that crocodile skin exports increased from US$32 million to US$34 million over […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have mourned the 43 people who died when a Harare-bound bus overturned near Makhado in Limpopo, about 100km from the Beitbridge Border Post. The accident occurred when the overloaded bus veered off the N1 Highway and plunged into an embankment. Mnangagwa expressed shock and grief over […]
France has evacuated President Andry Rajoelina after a mutinous army unit in Madagascar declared that it took control of all military forces. An army unit known as CAPSAT joined thousands of protesters in the city in a major shift in a more than two-week anti-government youth-led protest movement. CAPSAT said it had taken over the […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s two main opposition parties have called for daily nationwide protests less than two weeks before the presidential election, after their leaders, Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, were barred from contesting against incumbent President Alassane Ouattara. Security forces dispersed a banned march in Abidjan with tear gas, arresting 237 people and injuring several others. […]
A mutinied army unit in Madagascar has declared that it took control of all military forces, as President Andry Rajoelina described the situation as an “attempt to seize power illegally”. An army unit known as CAPSAT joined thousands of protesters in the city in a major shift in a more than two-week anti-government youth-led protest […]
The head of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned a deadly attack on a police station in Benin, which claimed the lives of several members of the security forces. The incident is reported to have taken place on October 5, near the country’s border with neighboring Nigeria. Youssouf said the attack underscores […]
Geneva, Switzerland — The United Nations Human Rights Council has officially endorsed a resolution allowing Somalia to resume full national oversight of its human rights responsibilities, ending over three decades of international monitoring since 1993. The landmark decision, passed during a council session in Geneva, also ends the appointment of a UN-appointed Independent Expert on […]
President Joseph Boakai has called on all Liberians to take active responsibility in combating drug abuse and trafficking, emphasizing that the crisis affects families, communities, and the nation at large. Speaking on Tuesday at his Executive Mansion office during the turning over of 15 brand new Toyota Hilux pickups to the Liberian Drug Enforcement Agency […]
Mass protests in Madagascar over power cuts, water shortages, and alleged corruption has put President Andry Rajoelina under mounting pressure, as the youth-led Gen Z Madagascar movement gave him until Wednesday night to meet its demands or face a nationwide strike. The group, which led nearly two weeks of demonstrations, demanded the removal of Senate […]
