By Rédaction Africanews and Afp ZIMBABWE A group of women run to meet a passing truck on the Harare to Bulawayo highway. They are hoping to entice the drivers into buying the fruits of their harvest – colourful wild mushrooms. It’s rainy season and fungi appear from the damp soil. Rich in protein, antioxidants and…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC The Chinese government has condemned the killing of nine Chinese nationals at a mining site in the Central African Republic (CAR), where a civil war is raging, and the president of China, Xi Jinping, called on Monday for the perpetrators to be “severely punished”. Gunmen stormed a…
Ntebo Mokobo | @SABCNews President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday jet off to the much anticipated 36th AU Summit in Ethiopia. The gathering of continental leaders will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the African Union (AU) in 2002, which is…
Summary UN experts cited civic space restriction and violation of the right to freedom of association. The UN experts argue that the bill’s requirements would render lawful organisations illegal. Local NGOs also criticize the Bill, saying it would disrupt humanitarian work and stop assistance to victims of human rights violations. By KITSEPILE NYATHI United Nations experts…
Summary The observer mission will be composed of representatives from AU member states. Nigerians will elect senators, governors and a president to replace Muhammadu Buhari who is retiring. By AGGREY MUTAMBO Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will lead the African Union’s Election Observation Mission to Nigeria, the continental body announced on Tuesday, granting him his…
By AFP Dar es Salaam The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from schools, claiming they violate local cultural norms. Education Minister Adolf Mkenda announced Monday an immediate ban on The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, and said the government was monitoring libraries in both public and private schools to make sure…
Summary The team will help rescue lives in a period of at least one week. The mission is being financed by the Burundian Government through the Disaster Prevention and Management Fund. By MOSES HAVYARIMANA The Burundian government on Sunday announced that it had deployed ten officers specialised in disaster management to Turkey as part of the…
Nelson BanyaReuters Feb 15 (Reuters) – South African miner Anglo American Platinum Ltd (Amplats) AMSJ.J said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer Natascha Viljoen would be stepping down next year to join U.S.-based Newmont Corporation NEM.N as its chief operating officer. Viljoen, who has been the CEO of the world’s biggest platinum group metal miner since April 2020, will continue to serve…
By Catherine Byaruhanga Africa correspondent, BBC News Ethiopia’s government signed a peace deal with forces from the northern Tigray region last November, in a bid to end a brutal two-year civil war. But aid groups and locals have told the BBC that attacks on civilians – in particular, sexual assaults on women – have continued.…
By Africanews with AFP TUNISIA A wave of arrests by Tunisian security forces has sparked fears that President Kais Saied is resorting to tougher measures against his opponents in the crisis-hit birthplace of the 2011 Arab uprisings. The latest arrests, including senior figures in the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, come a year and a half after…