A French soldier has died during a maintenance operation in northern Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Wednesday, bringing France’s death toll since the start of anti-jihadist operations in the region to 53. The soldier, identified as non-commissioned officer Adrien Quélin, “died [on Tuesday] following an accident that occured during a maintenace operation in…
The Court of Appeal in Botswana started hearing a government attempt at overturning a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. In 2019 Botswana’s High Court declared prison sentences for same-sex relationships as unconstitutional. The government wants the ruling overturned because it believes that courts have no jurisdiction in this matter, and instead should be an issue…
Somalia’s president said in a speech that the ICJ’s ruling on the border dispute with Kenya is an opportunity for the two countries to collaborate. President Farmajo spoke after the ICJ ruled in favour of Somalia handing it control over a potentially rich area of the Indian Ocean. “Kenya should instead see the decision of…
By Nqobile Dludla and Supantha Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talent – and growing mobile phone use – is central to Swedish music streamer Spotify’s plans to extend its reach to a billion customers. As African artists such as Nigeria’s Burna Boy and South Africa’s Black Coffee are streamed across…
ABUJA, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank needs to review its foreign exchange management strategy and ensure that the naira’s valuation reflects market reality, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday. Nigeria has several exchange rates operating in parallel, a system put in place during a 2016 oil price crash because the government was…
One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a Cape Town mosque. One man was killed, and two others were injured in the shooting. The incident was believed to be gang-related. One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside a Cape Town mosque. The shooting took place following prayers…
Kenya is set to disregard the judgement of The International Court of Justice on the maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia, due today at 13:00 GMT. The two countries are both claiming a 62,000 sq miles (160,000 sq km) in the Indian Ocean thought to be rich in oil and gas. Kenya’s border currently…
Six women and nine children in Nigeria that had been kidnapped several months ago have managed to escape their captors. According to Nigerian officials, the women and children had to walk for six days until reaching safety. The 15 hostages were kidnapped separately from farming communities in Borno state’s Chibok district. Borno state’s governor, Babagana…
“I was surrounded by malaria. All of my friends had it, I had it, my siblings and parents.” Bello Abdul Hakeem Bolaji is one of the millions of people across Africa who’ve grown up with malaria. The 25-year-old from Nigeria reckons the historic decision for children across most of the continent to be vaccinated is “life-changing”. The…
Thirty-four years, almost to the day, since the shocking killing of Burkina Faso’s then President, Thomas Sankara, 14 men are going on trial, accused of complicity in the murder of the man known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”. The charismatic Pan-Africanist was shot dead aged 37 by soldiers during a coup on 15 October 1987, which…