WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday told Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan that an agreement to reinstate Hamdok was only a “first step” in restoring Sudan’s democratic transition, according to a spokesperson. Hamdok was restored to his post on Sunday. He…
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa will today host Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on a state visit to South Africa, at the Union Buildings in Tshwane. Kenyatta’s visit at the invitation of Ramaphosa began on Monday and will continue until Wednesday. The two countries share long standing, mutually beneficial relations that predate Kenya’s historic…
Nobel Peace Prize winning prime minister says he will lead troops battling Tigrayan rebels from Tuesday. Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” starting Tuesday, a dramatic new step as the year-long conflict moves closer to the capital Addis Ababa. Tens of thousands of people are…
Coal is still South Africa’s primary source of electricity, despite the fact that many areas of the country average more than 2,500 hours of sunshine a year. By contrast, the UK averages just 1,500 hours of annual sunshine – so, for South Africa to make better use of this abundant energy source to generate its…
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have come under fire over their roles in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Critics say they are not doing enough to prevent the spread of hate speech and incitement to violence on their platforms, but that has been rejected by the companies. We’ve looked at some examples and what…
A former hotel driver went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of complicity in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide for transporting Hutu militiamen who massacred hundreds of Tutsis. Investigators say Claude Muhayimana, also hid Tutsis at risk of death, helped some escape, fled after the genocide and gained French nationality in 2010. Claude Muhayimana’s lawyer Philippe…