By Ange Iliza Rwandan President Paul Kagame will on Thursday begin a four-day in-person citizen outreach programme in the western and southern provinces, the first in three years and the second in his third term. During the tour that runs until Sunday in the districts of Ruhango, Nyamasheke, Nyamagabe and Karongi, Kagame is expected to…
Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, shattering a five-month truce and dealing a blow to peace efforts. Reports of fresh offensives were followed by Ethiopia‘s air force announcing it had downed a plane carrying weapons for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the rebels have…
African states are increasingly acquiring Turkish drones to fight armed groups after they proved to be effective in various conflicts around the world, writes analyst Paul Melly. As Ukraine stepped up its initial fightback against Russia’s invasion, and long before Western heavy artillery and rocket launchers started to arrive, there was one weapon that the…
By Joao Monteiro ANGOLA Angola elections day closed without any major incidents reported. The ruling MPLA, which has been in power for close to 50 years, has a significant lead over the major opposition UNITA, according to preliminary election results released on Thursday. UNITA believes the data are unreliable With more 33% of the votes…
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes probe of atrocities committed in the Darfur region under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Karim Khan spoke after meeting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan — who seized power last year in a coup. “The words that I have just…
Two organisations filed a complaint on Wednesday in Nigeria, targeting both the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and President Muhammadu Buhari, to prevent the closure of more than 50 radio stations and television channels in the country. The announced suspension of 53 radio and television stations has provoked a storm of reactions in Nigeria. The chairman…
Petitioners want justice for crimes committed during colonial era, such as land theft. NAIROBI, Kenya A group of Kenyans who were forcefully evicted from their land by British settlers during colonial rule filed a case against the UK on Tuesday at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to demand justice. The group’s lawyer, Joel…
Home-based agricultural delicacy is protein rich. KAMPALA, Uganda Mushroom growing has become one of the fastest-growing home-based venture in Uganda. It has proven to be a wellspring of income for many, especially women. It is popular because it allows the recycling of nutritionally worthless materials such as husks and dung, which would otherwise pollute the environment, to…
Predecessors, however, claim witch-hunt agenda. LUSAKA, Zambia Zambia’s new government is marking a year in office Wednesday in which fighting corruption has featured prominently. Opposition presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema’s United Party for National Development (UPND) scored a landslide victory in 2021 against incumbent President Edgar Lungu’s Patriotic Front (PF) on a strong campaign message of…
LAGOS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians’ anger with the status quo to power his third-party presidential bid. Obi, 61, has generated substantial buzz among younger voters in Africa’s most populous democracy, where the average age is 18, but the president –…