Civil parties in the case of the jailed former senior Rwandan official Laurent Bucyibaruta have welcomed the ruling by a Paris court after handing him 20 years for complicity in the African nation’s genocide. The parties said this was a relief for the victims of atrocities during the 1994 massacres in which an estimated 800,000…
Analysts are now weighing in on the diplomatic row in west Africa following the arrest of Ivorian soldiers at Mali’s Bamako airport, accused of being “mercenaries” by the Malian authorities. Dr. Aly Tounkara, Executive Director of the Centre for Security and Strategic Studies in the Sahel and political analyst reflects on the situation. “According to…
The Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) says school governing bodies should have the power to hold underperforming schools accountable. South African schools, particularly in rural areas, are entrenched in dysfunction with little to no resource allocation and are ill-supported to provide children with opportunities to excel academically, said the EELC. Earlier this year, Basic Education minister…
Standard Bank has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccination policy with immediate effect, with approximately 95% of its employees already vaccinated. In an emailed statement, the bank said it took a range of factors into account in reviewing its policy, including recent regulatory developments, the current state of the pandemic in South Africa, and the high vaccination…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is officially a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after depositing its instruments of ratification with the bloc’s secretariat on Monday. A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula presented the documents during a ceremony at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.…
Tunisia witnessed a noticeable rebound in COVID-19 cases as the test positivity rate has risen to 50 percent from about 21.75 percent over the past two weeks, private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Monday. “The health situation in Tunisia is worrying but remains under control,” Samia Ayed, spokesperson for the Tunisian scientific committee for…
Malian authorities arrested nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast who came to Mali to work for a contracting company of the United Nations mission in Mali. The government made the announcement Monday calling the Ivorian soldiers “mercenaries,” in a move that could raise tensions between the two West African countries. Two aircraft arrived at Mali’s international…
Angola’s president João Lourenço and government officials on Monday opened the signing of a condolence book. Angola’s president João Lourenço and government officials on Monday opened the signing of a condolence book for former president José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday. Members of parliament, high-ranking military officials, constitutional court judges and religious leaders…
Malian authorities arrested nearly 50 soldiers from Ivory Coast who came to Mali to work for a contracting company of the United Nations mission in Mali. The government made the announcement Monday calling the Ivorian soldiers “mercenaries,” in a move that could raise tensions between the two West African countries. Two aircraft arrived at Mali’s…
In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency WHO Somalia head says diseases accompanying drought may kill more people than hunger. MOGADISHU, Somalia The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against deadly diseases and malnutrition afflicting the African country of Somalia due to drought. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Mamunur Rahman Malik, the WHO…