D.R. Congo: Tshisekedi Pledges To Free Political Prisoners
The new president of the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within
the next 10 days.Tshisekedi made the...
South Africa: 13 Dead After Car Ploughs Into Minibuses
At
least 13 people were dead in South Africa after a collision involving three
vehicles on Saturday.Transport
authority spokesperson Hilary Mophete said that a driver allegedly drove...
Death: Russian Nobel Prize Winner For Physics Alferov Dies Age 88
The
Russian Communist party has said on Saturday that the 2000 Nobel Prize winner
in physics and a member of Russia’s parliament, Zhores Alferov, has died...
Kenya: Hundreds Of Travellers Stranded In Nairobi Airport Due To Workers...
Hundreds of travellers were stranded at Nairobi’s
international airport on Wednesday as riot police deployed and teargas was fired
to disperse striking workers.With flights grounded since...
Kenya: President Fires Two Ministers To Boost Performance
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Friday fired two
ministers amid quest to inject meritocracy and integrity required to enhance
implementation of state programmes.Kenyatta fired Cabinet...
Malawi: Government Offers $7,000 Reward To Stop Albino Killings
Malawian Government has offered cash rewards of 7,000
dollars for information about abductions and killing of people with albinism as
anger over government inaction grew ahead...
Justice System: President Kenyatta Urges Judiciary To Stamp Out Graft
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the Judiciary
to step upfight against corruption in the country as it had left many
Kenyanssuffering and denied essential...
Senegal: President Macky Sall Wins Re-Election With 58%
Senegal’s
president Macky Sall has won his re-election bid garnering 58% of the votes
cast, according to provisional results from the National Vote Counting
Commission on Thursday.The
majority...
#Breaking: Senegal’s President Macky Sall Wins Second Term
Senegalese President Macky Sall is re-elected as the country's leader without the need for a second round of voting, the country's electoral commission announced...
Cairo: At Least 20 Killed, 43 Injured In Crash And Fire...
At least 20 people were killed and 43 injured when a
locomotive smashed through the buffers at the main train station in the
Egyptian capital Cairo...
Algeria: Protests Against Boutefika’s Running For Fifth Term
Students in Algeria have taken to the streets to
protest against President Abdelaziz Boutefika’s bid for a fifth term in office.Pictures on social media showed...
Refugees: Zambia Appeals For Increased Funding For Operations
The
Zambian government has appealed for increased funding from humanitarian and
development donor countries to support the refugee operations across the
country in 2019.While
revealing that there has...
Election Results: UN, AU, Ecowas Call On Parties To Exercise Restraint
The
UN, African Union and ECOWAS have urged political parties to exercise restraint
as the Independent National Electoral Commission announces the results of the
presidential and National...
Kenya: Fake President Syndicate Arrested
Police in Kenya say they have a busted a seven-man syndicate
which allegedly impersonated President Uhuru Kenyatta and other government
officials to defraud local business tycoon...
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Names Special Tribunal To Recover Corruption Proceeds
The South Africa government is to set up a special tribunal
with powers to fast-track prosecutions and recover the proceeds of corruption.President Cyril Ramaphosa said...
Senegal Elections: Sall Poised To Win Re-Election As Polls Open
Polls have opened in Senegal's presidential election, the first
since a 2016 referendum approved a cut in presidential mandates from seven to
five years.At least 6.5...
Sudan Protest Hub: Bashir Appoints Defence Minister New First VP
The
Sudanese presidency on Saturday announced the appointment of Defence Minister
Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf as the first vice President and will remain the
Defence Minister.President
Omar...
2019 Polls: African Union Says Elections Generally Peaceful, Orderly
The
Head of the African Union, AU Observation Mission, former Prime Minister of
Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn has said that Saturday’s presidential and
National Assembly elections were generally...
Election Observation: Sirleaf Johnson Leads ECOWAS Mission To Durumi Abuja
The
Head of ECOWAS Election Observers Mission to Nigeria Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on
Saturday led a delegation of the community election observers to Durumi-2,
Primary School in...
2019: EU Observation Mission Chief Says Nigerians Are Happy To Vote
The
Chief Observer, European Union, EU, Election Observation Mission, Maria Arena,
says Nigerians are happy to vote their next leaders at the Presidential and
National Assembly general...
