An explosion killed at least eleven people on a bus in central Mali on Thursday, a region regularly rocked by jihadist violence, according to police and local sources. The bus was struck by a blast on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said. “We…
Tunis residents are facing a disruption in fuel deliveries that has sparked long queues at petrol stations, the latest economic hiccup as Tunisia faces a crunch in its public finances. Authorities insist that fuel deliveries are adequate and have blamed motorists in the capital for sparking shortages by flocking to fill up. “The amount of…
A national meeting opens Friday in Burkina Faso to appoint a transitional president, two weeks after a second coup in eight months brought to power Captain Ibrahim Traore, whose supporters want him to be appointed, despite his stated desire not to be. The meetings will bring together representatives of the army and police, customary and…
Around 60 people rescued after boat capsizes on Congo River, says official. KIGALI, Rwanda At least 27 people are confirmed dead and 32 still missing after a boat accident on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said Wednesday. The accident occurred Tuesday night when the boat capsized downstream of the Wendji-Secli…
‘By uniting, we stay a step ahead of the virus,’ says WHO official. KIGALI, Rwanda Health ministers from nine African countries agreed Wednesday on a set of measures to be jointly implemented in a bid to stop the cross-border spread of the deadly Ebola disease following its outbreak in Uganda. The ministers and other government…
On a bed at the Notre Dame des Apotres Hospital in the capital N’Djamena, Fatimà Mahamat Idriss, 28, feeds her gaunt toddler through a feeding tube. When the harvest failed, her husband sought work in a gold mine in the north, leaving no food for her and their three children. “He was losing a lot…
By NELSON NATURINDA President Yoweri Museveni has named Maj Gen Dick Olum to take over as Uganda’s new commander of the army’s Mountain Brigade based in the Rwenzori Mountains, at the country’s western frontier bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this new role, he also becomes the Ugandan commander for Operation Shujaa, a Uganda-DR…
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda blames some of Africa’s problems on the importation of western culture. Calls were made for Africa to do value addition and beneficiation of its natural resources before exporting. Museveni said Africa should follow a model like the U federal union for socio, political and economic growth. President Yoweri Museveni of…
Oct 13 (Reuters) – South African rail freight and port workers have rejected logistics firm Transnet’s revised pay offer and vowed to continue a strike that started last week, a union leader said on Thursday. Transnet, which operates South Africa’s rail freight and ports, said on Tuesday it had raised its wage offer to 4.5% from 3-4%…
As the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region escalates once more, civilians are increasingly becoming involved in the fighting. Tigray rebel commanders have embarked on a new recruitment campaign, having previously been accused of forcing people to join the war effort. Similar accusations have been levelled against Eritrea, which has entered the war on the side of…