Reuters

US president Joe Biden to visit Angola next month

WASHINGTON, US – US President Joe Biden will travel to Germany and Angola October 10-15, the White House said on Tuesday, in what will be his first visit to Africa as president. Biden’s first stop will be Germany, where he will express

September 25, 2024

The leader of Tanzanias main opposition party Freeman Mbowe is escorted as he arrives at a court in Dar Es Salaam

Africa

Tanzania police block opposition leaders’ homes ahead of banned protest

Police blocked access to the homes of two opposition leaders in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam today, their party said, ahead of planned protests which authorities have banned. Police blockaded the residences of the CHADEMA party chairman Freeman Mbowe and his

September 23, 2024

Africa·Nigeria

Dozens feared dead in Nigerian boat accident

LAGOS, Nigeria – At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said on Saturday. A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the

September 15, 2024

Africa·Kenya

Kenya is seeking public suggestions on new legislation

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Monday, after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law. President William Ruto

September 10, 2024

Africa

Senegal Embraces Democratic Victory: Bassirou Diomaye Faye Triumphs in Presidential Election

Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set to be declared the country’s next president after his rival from the ruling coalition called him on Monday to concede defeat. Results trickling in since polls closed on Sunday evening in the first round

March 25, 2024

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Breaking News

Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought

Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving hand-outs of grain, peas and cooking oil. “We are grateful, but the food will only be enough for one

March 18, 2024

Africa

Congo Reinstates Death Penalty in Bid to Tackle Escalating Violence and Militancy

Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country, according to a justice ministry statement released on Friday. The statement, dated earlier this week, said the ban

March 16, 2024

Nigeria

Nigerian army hunts for kidnapped students, parents seek answers

At least 300 pupils seized from school in biggest kidnapping incident since the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram

March 12, 2024

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Africa

Senegal Sets Presidential Election for March 24 Amid Constitutional Crisis

DAKAR, Senegal – Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional.

March 7, 2024

Breaking News

Malaysia Revives Search for Missing MH370 as 10th Anniversary Nears

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the transport minister said on Sunday, as the 10th anniversary of its disappearance in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries approaches. Flight MH370, a Boeing

March 4, 2024

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