Togo’s parliament on Tuesday extended for six months the state of emergency in the Savannah region in the far north of the country, which has been plagued by incursions by jihadist groups. While jihadist groups operating in the Sahel appear to be gradually moving toward the West African coast, northern Togo has suffered at least…
The Gauteng Department of Health says it’s not in a position to give more details on matters relating to transactions that form part of ongoing investigations into the Tembisa Hospital matter. This comes amid media reports that Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg paid R9 600 for a household plastic bucket, which actually costs…
Aid organizations call for urgent surge of financial resources amid worst food crisis in one decade. KIGALI, Rwanda Almost 2 million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso amid the worst food crisis in a decade, international aid groups operating in the West African country said Monday. In a statement, the groups said nearly one…
Kenya’s top court upheld Deputy President Ruto’s victory in Aug. 9 presidential election, dismissing 9 petitions seeking to nullify result. NAIROBI, Kenya In his first address to the nation since the Aug. 9 elections, outgoing Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday said he was committed to upholding the law and executing a Supreme Court ruling…
47.8% of measles cases reported in eastern parts of Manicaland, and 52.7% of cases, are males, says Health Ministry. HARARE, Zimbabwe At least 700 children have died following a measles outbreak that has been ravaging the landlocked southern African country of Zimbabwe since this April. “As of Sept. 4, 2022, Zimbabwe had 6,291 confirmed cases,…
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Angola’s constitutional court rejected on Monday an opposition party claim seeking to annul general election results which handed the victory to the ruling MPLA. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) filed the complaint after the country’s electoral commission last week declared the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) the winner of the…
Dozens also wounded as convoy carrying supplies to towns in restive northern region is hit by improvised explosive device. At least 35 civilians have been killed as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies in Burkino Faso’s restive northern region struck an improvised explosive device (IED), according to the regional governor. The explosion, which wounded 37 others, occurred…
The start of the new school year was disrupted on Monday in an area of eastern DRC, due to the occupation of many schools by war-displaced people, an AFP team found. In Rutshuru, displaced people and their children holding sticks blocked in the early morning the way to schoolchildren accompanied by their parents who were…
The Zimbabwean community in SA says the six-month extension gives people more time to get their papers in order. Only 6 000 out of 178 000 permit holders had made representations to the Department of Home Affairs. Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phopi Ramathuba has challenged SADC leaders to convene over migration issues. Zimbabweans living and…
The leader of Burkina Faso’s military junta has hailed ongoing talks with armed jihadist groups in the country, saying the progress is “beyond what was expected”. The talks are part of ongoing national dialogue with local armed groups controlling swathes of territory in the country In a televised address on Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba…