The inability of South Africa’s main power producer Eskom to meet demand is not only hurting the continent’s most-industrialised economy but affecting manufacturers on an island more than 3 200km away. Chronic power shortages have reduced demand for Mauritian manufactured goods by South African retailers, the main buyer of products from Mauritius, Arif Currimjee, the…
The Zimbabwean preacher and ambassador has been mired in controversies, long before an Al Jazeera documentary exposed his involvement in a gold smuggling ring. Harare, Zimbabwe – Since March, a documentary by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has shed light on the illicit gold trade in Southern Africa and money laundering involving powerful figures in the…
By Rédaction Africanews PROTESTS IN SUDAN G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday urged warring forces in Sudan to “end hostilities immediately” and return to negotiations, after clashes that have killed almost 200 people. A weeks-long power struggle exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: Sudanese…
By Rédaction Africanews RACHED GHANNOUCHI Rached Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, has been arrested, his Ennahdha party said Monday, the latest in a string of opposition figures held. Ghannouchi, 81, whose party was the largest in parliament before Saied dissolved the chamber in July 2021, was arrested by police…
By Rédaction Africanews SUDAN Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday said his administration was communicating with the warring sides in Sudan in an effort to stop the fighting and start negotiations aimed at restoring stability in the neighbouring country. Speaking at a meeting with Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the president added…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP UGANDA Ugandan prosecutors on Monday charged a second government minister with corruption-related offences in a scandal stemming from the diversion of roofing sheets that should have been distributed to vulnerable people. Amos Lugoloobi, the state minister for finance in charge of planning, pleaded not guilty to the charges when he…
Text by : NEWS WIRES Washington’s top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced “indiscriminate military operations” as the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day. The convoy of clearly marked embassy vehicles was attacked on Monday,…
Government’s push to disarm militias has triggered violent protests in Amhara state which have claimed civilian lives Ekip NAIROBI, Kenya The Ethiopian government announced Sunday that it has successfully disarmed regional militias as part of its push to restore stability in the country. But the move has been met with controversy and protests in Amhara…
South Sudanese-owned restaurant often hosted televised football matches Godfrey Olukya KAMPALA, Uganda At least one person was killed and several others were injured when a building housing a restaurant in Uganda’s capital collapsed, police said Sunday. They said at the time of incident at Loi Lang Restaurant near Kampala International University in Kampala, some South…
Unidentified gunmen target volunteer militia headquarters in northern Yatenga district Fatma Esma Arslan DAKAR, Senegal Unidentified gunmen killed 42 members of Burkina Faso’s security forces in an attack Sunday in the northern part of the country. A volunteer militia headquarters in Yatenga district was targeted, the army said in a statement. Ten soldiers and 32…