JOHANNESBURG, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom. The All Basotho Convention (ABC) has run the country since 2017, but divisions within the party have given it two prime ministers…
Thirteen young women who were abducted by unknown people in Zambia have been rescued months after they disappeared. The women, aged between 17 and 28, include a mobile money booth operator who became the face of the abductees after a video in which she appeared being beaten with a metal rod while pleading for mercy…
By Nduka Orjinmo BBC News, Port Harcourt Jane Toku sheds no tears as she recalls the moment when she saw the smouldering remains of her son’s corpse on the morning he and three of his friends were lynched 10 years ago. The four students had run into a local vigilante group at dawn in Aluu,…
Climate representatives from more than 40 countries are gathered in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to discuss a common position ahead of the COP27 meeting scheduled for November in Egypt. The Congolese prime-minister led calls on Monday for a surge in funding to stop global warming and fight its impacts. “I hope that the discussions will include…
One of Libya’s rival governments signed preliminary economic and maritime deals with Turkey on Monday. The move has increased tensions with Libya’s other administration based in the east. Monday’s memorandums of understanding pave the way for further bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon and oil sectors. Both countries agreed to mobilise international efforts on a roadmap for Libyan elections. “We stress the need for the international…
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa says he will make his intentions known on whether or not he is available to serve for a second term as party president, at the ANC’s elective conference in December. This follows his nomination for a second term by his own branch in Chiawelo, Soweto. Ramaphosa has been endorsed…
Egypt’s net foreign assets (NFAs) fell by 18.06 billion Egyptian pounds ($925 million) in August, resuming a near year-long decline that had paused the month before, central bank data showed. The central bank has been relying on NFAs, which represent banking system assets owed by non-residents minus liabilities, to help support the currency. They include…
Delegation to head to Libya on Monday on instructions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ISTANBUL A high-level Turkish delegation will pay an official visit to Libya on Monday on the instructions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to the Foreign Ministry. The delegation will include Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Energy and Natural Resources…
Libyan authorities often announce discoveries of mass graves in war-torn country. TRIPOLI, Libya Libyan authorities have said they have discovered 42 unknown bodies in a mass grave in the northern coastal city of Sirte. The General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said in a statement on Sunday that it received a notification…
By THE CITIZEN Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Sunday made changes to her cabinet, a few months after she reshuffled the cabinet in April. In the new changes announced in a statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communication, Ms Stergomena Tax has been appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation, replacing…