Seventeen South African men, sixteen from KwaZulu-Natal and one from the Eastern Cape, have been reportedly trapped in the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine after being lured into joining mercenary forces under the guise of lucrative employment. The South African government received a distress call from the group. The government said the men were apparently […]
Amnesty International has accused Tunisia of “widespread human rights violations” against refugees and migrants in a new report released. The group also condemned the European Union (EU) for “risking complicity” through its cooperation with Tunisian authorities to curb irregular migration. Based on three years of research and interviews with 120 refugees from nearly 20 countries, […]
Cameroon’s longtime leader, and the world’s oldest leader, President Paul Biya, has been sworn in for an eighth consecutive term, vowing to restore order after deadly post-election violence. In his inaugural speech, Biya promised to stay faithful to the confidence of the Cameroonian people and pledged to work for a ”united, stable and prosperous” country. […]
Ugandan security forces have said they repelled coordinated attacks on police stations over the weekend in several districts, including Kasese on the western border. The attacks resulted in the deaths of nearly 20 assailants, who the authorities described as criminals wielding firearms and machetes. The police have specifically dismissed speculations that the attacks could be […]
Speaking shortly after being sworn in for a second term at a closed-door ceremony held under tight security at a military base in Dodoma, President Samia Suluhu Hassan praised the country’s electoral body for conducting what she termed a “peaceful, fair, and efficient” election, and dismissed criticism from regional and international observer missions as “external […]
Water hyacinth is rapidly spreading across southern Ghana’s Lake Volta, severely impacting fishing, depleting fish stocks, and threatening local livelihoods. The water hyacinth, a free-floating aquatic plant native to the Amazon River basin in South America, is renowned for its rapid growth and attractive lavender-blue flowers. It is also considered to be one of the […]
Cameroonian opposition politician, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who declared himself the winner of the October 12 presidential election, has reportedly left the country for neighboring Nigeria. This comes as protests against the official results, which declared President Paul Biya the winner, intensified across the country. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the violent […]
Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, marking a major cultural milestone and the world’s largest archaeological museum. GEM houses approximately 100,000 artifacts dating back some seven millennia, covering predynastic times and the Greek and Roman periods. The museum, which meets global standards, will serve […]
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as president on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 98 percent of the vote. She was sworn into office despite the main opposition party, Chadema, which was […]
Police and other stakeholders have urged motorists in the country to drive with caution after Wednesday’s multi-vehicle collision claimed the lives of scores of people. While conveying his condoleces, President Yoweri Museveni announced that each affected family will receive a financial package Dozens of people were killed in a deadly collision involving multiple vehicles on […]
