The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita, warned the Security Council on Wednesday against a conflagration that could get out of hand in the east of the country where armed groups are proliferating. “If the (rebel movement) M23 continues its well-coordinated attacks against the FARDC (Congolese armed forces) and Monusco with…
The authorities in Nigeria’s Cross River state has dethroned two traditional rulers following renewed violence in their communities over a land dispute. A spokesperson for the Cross River Governor Ben Ayade told the BBC that the monarchs from the Nko and Oyadama communities were deposed for failing to “rein in on their subjects”. The dismissed…
Ethiopian and Sudanese forces have clashed at the disputed al-Fashaga border area following the alleged capture, execution and public display of the bodies of seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian killed over the weekend. Sudan said on Tuesday that it had recaptured parts of its territory that was being held by the Ethiopian army. The…
The Pan-African Parliament sitting in Midrand is on Wednesday expected to elect new leadership after a strong tongue lashing from the African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat. Last year, the parliament could not elect new leadership after the proceedings descended into chaos when MPs differed on the principle of rotation in the five regions and…
For many locals and foreign tourists, the brightly painted wooden houseboats dotted along the River Nile are an iconic part of Cairo’s rich cultural and architectural heritage. But starting this week, the last of those remaining – about 30 in total – are set to be destroyed or removed by the Egyptian authorities as part…
Gabon and Togo have moved to strengthen their diplomatic armoury in a bid to ease their reliance on France. They have been admitted to what was originally founded as a club of former British colonies but has been steadily diversifying its composition. These two small francophone African nations are now the Commonwealth’s 55th and 56th…
Two senior Libyan officials on Tuesday began talks on constitutional arrangements for elections, in the latest U.N. effort to bridge a gap between the country’s rivals. The meeting of Aguila Saleh, the influential parliament speaker, and Khaled al-Meshri, head of the Tripoli-based government’s Supreme Council of State, has taken place at the U.N. headquarters in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that G7 countries and others were looking at helping African countries become more self-sufficient. He was speaking on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Germany. Ramaphosa said just as Covid-19 forced African countries to be more self-reliant, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine could have a similar silver…
By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Ethiopia says it regrets the loss of life near its border with Sudan but denied claims that its soldiers were involved, blaming a local militia instead. The government on Monday said the deadly incident followed skirmishes between Sudanese soldiers and a local militia on Ethiopian territory. Sudan had accused the Ethiopian army…
By HELLEN SHIKANDA Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe Monday flagged off 19 Kenyan nurses who have been recruited to work in the United Kingdom. This follows the bilateral agreement between Kenya and Britain signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July last year. Mr Kagwe said that a rigorous process was…