Nigeria is planning to give cash handouts to the poor, that may cost the government 2.4 trillion naira a year (R96 billion) in a bid to replace fuel subsides. The government will give 5,000 naira (R192) each to as many as 40 million people every month, beginning from July when fuel subsidies end. A new…
Call comes with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reportedly on the front lines and men flocking to join military. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the fighting in Ethiopia, as the United States warned there was “no military solution” to the African nation’s civil war. The calls came as Ethiopian…
At least five people have been killed after a large explosion rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and officials have said. The blast in the early hours on Thursday near the K4 junction in the heart of the city triggered a plume of smoke, witnesses said, adding that they heard sounds of gunfire. “So far…
Residents of Conakry, Guinea’s capital are seeking justice in the death of 25-year-old secretarial graduate M’Mah Sylla who died through an alleged rape by pseudo-doctors at a private clinic in the city. On Wednesday November 24 More than a hundred residents of the Enta neighborhood gathered in one of the small cemeteries in this popular…
While the world discusses returning to normalcy, an entire continent is still struggling to secure first doses and has yet to surpass a 10% vaccination rate, with little concern from international bodies. The vaccination rate in Africa stands at 9.8%. The continent of 54 countries and 780 million people is still struggling to reach double digits…
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that “nascent progress” toward getting all parties to Ethiopia’s conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire risks being outpaced by an “alarming” increase in military operations. Envoy Jeffrey Feltman briefed reporters in Washington after returning on Monday from Ethiopia,…
Prosecutors have included crimes against humanity charges in a case in SA for the first time. Christian Siebert Rorich and Tlhomedi Ephraim Mfalapitsa are accused of the murders of Cosas members in 1982. The case returns to court next week. Crimes against humanity charges have been included in an indictment in South Africa for the…
Ethiopian artefacts stolen in 1868 have finally returned home following months of negotiations with British museum. After a century and a half hidden in private collections, 13 stolen Ethiopian artefacts have finally returned home following months of negotiations. “Our country’s ancient civilization’s history, artefacts, fingerprints of indigenous knowledge, culture … have been looted in war…
A former member of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the rebels blamed for the recent suicide bombings in Uganda’s capital, says the Islamic-State linked group uses fear to keep its recruits in line. “The group is run on Sharia. If you steal, you lose an arm. If you rape a child, you die. If you…
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…