ABUJA, Aug 29 (Reuters) – A Nigerian judge on Monday rejected a request by the federal government to extradite a suspended police chief to the United States to face charges linked to fraud. Commissioner Abba Kyari has denied involvement in what a U.S. indictment describes as an elaborate scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson of more than…
Text by : Hillary Ingati Water is at a premium in Kenya, where four million people are facing starvation as severe drought brings life to a standstill. The government has declared an emergency in four counties, including Tana River on the south coast, but locals there have seen government aid dry up as well. “We…
At least 18 people were killed in Madagascar on Monday when police opened fire on what they called a lynch mob demanding that officials turn over to them four suspects held for allegedly kidnapping a child with albinism and killing the mother. Dozens were wounded, some of them seriously. “At the moment, 18 people have died…
Angola’s ruling party, MPLA, has won the presidential elections, giving incumbent President Joao Lourenço a second term in the closest scrutiny in the country’s history. In the streets of Luanda, where the opposition obtained 62,25% of the votes, opinions are divided. “I am very angry with this party. We don’t want this MPLA (People’s Movement…
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29 (Reuters) – U.S retail giant Walmart Inc (WMT.N) has launched a 6.4 billion rand ($377.6 million) offer for the 47% of Massmart (MSMJ.J) shares it does not already own, a deal Massmart said would support the overhaul of the loss-making South African retailer. Massmart’s announcement of the offer sent its shares up 46%. If approved by…
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Sudanese journalists have formed the country’s first independent professional union for decades, in what campaigners said was an important step towards re-establishing freedoms after a military coup. “The victory is to regain our syndicate after more than 30 years in order to defend the freedom and professionalism of the press,”…
Summary Workers clear debris after rivals clashed Street battles raged across Tripoli on Saturday Elections, already delayed, now seem further off Oil-producing Libya racked by violence since 2011 TRIPOLI, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Charred cars and buildings pockmarked by bullets scarred Libya’s capital on Sunday, the day after intense fighting killed 32 people yet appeared…
Fighting has continued to be reported in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region – bordering Tigray – after a five-month humanitarian truce was shattered last week. Tigrayan forces took the Amhara town of Kobo on Saturday after pushing southwards near the border. The army had earlier said it was withdrawing from the town to avoid the risk…
As world marks International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, abductions in Zimbabwe continue. HARARE, Zimbabwe Seven years ago, Zimbabwean journalist and activist Itai Dzamara went missing, and now his wife Sheffra still nurses memories of how a neighbor rushed in on the morning of March 9, 2015 to tell her how he had…
The UN’s Africa Climate Week kicks off in Gabon and will focus on measures to limit the dangerous effects of climate change. Ethiopia, Somalia and parts of Kenya have been battling a severe drought, risking famine. African countries are least responsible for the crisis but are set to pay the highest prices. The UN’s Africa Climate…