Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio says the nature of last week’s protests against his government caught the police force by surprise. The protests resulted in 25 deaths including five police officers. “We have had challenges with the police force. But we know the nature of the protests definitely took them by surprise,” he said.…
Nigeria on Thursday marked world Humanitarian day with President Buhari making a maiden visit to the jihadist-hit Maiduguri in Borno state. His visit was meant to commemorate and pay tribute to aid workers killed in the line of duty. He urges the sector to pay particular attention to “emerging issues” including “the increasing number of…
The national secretary for the South African National Defense Unions (SANDU), Advocate Pikkie Greeff says the government’s decision to reprioritise South African National Defense Force (SANDF) funds is part of the reason the country’s military is under-equipped and in a dire financial situation. South Africa’s military may not be in a position to deploy troops…
Some opposition parties in South Africa have called on Kenyans to continue ensuring that peace prevails in their country. Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has rejected the election results that were announced by the chairperson of the electoral commission on Monday. William Ruto has been declared the winner of the neck and-neck race to lead the East…
At least 157 children have died in a new measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported in the eastern Manicaland province in early April and has since spread to all parts of the country. At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually all of the deaths have been children who were not…
ABUJA, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have suspended a strike that began on Wednesday and caused a nationwide blackout, a workers union official said after a meeting with the government. The grid capacity dropped to zero by 5:00 p.m. (1600 GMT) from 4,100 megawatts (MW) early on Wednesday, according to…
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters) – South Africa has suspended anti-dumping duties on Brazilian exporters of frozen chicken meat, Brazil’s economy ministry said on Wednesday, welcoming the decision as a way to boost its competitiveness in the South African market. South Africa had been applying anti-dumping tariffs on Brazilian exporting companies since December 2021, ranging from 6% to…
ACCRA, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Ghana’s central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22% GHCBIR=ECI, at an emergency meeting to address the economy’s rapid deterioration amid crippling inflation. The hike comes just three weeks after it kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 19% and said it was pausing…
Félix Tshisekedi has taken the helm of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) during the 42nd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of this organization which is being held in Kinshasa from August 17 and 18, 2022. He succeeds Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi. The outgoing SADC president called…
A Syrian English teacher adrift on a small boat between Malta and Italy waiting to be rescued, told an Associated Press photographer of the atrocities he witnessed against asylum-seekers in Libya. “Last year I’ve seen people get killed from the Libyan coastguard, maybe eight or seven people from African nationalities,” said Mohamed Noor, an asylum-seeker…