South Africa on Monday said the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African president Jacob Zuma. The two countries ratified an extradition treaty in April 2021, but it was not immediately clear whether the arrests would lead to the brothers‘ return to South…
A surge in ethnic pride among Ethiopia’s Oromo community, the country’s largest ethnic group, is leading some, like Moti Begi, to change their names. The 40-year-old used to be known at Dereje Begi. But he ditched “Dereje”, an Amharic word meaning “augmented” in favour of “Moti”, an Afaan Oromoo word meaning “king”. In Ethiopia, first…
The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, according to authorities and witnesses. Relatives of survivors of Sunday’s deadly church attack – many of them children – on Monday described what happened…
On a visit to the Great Lakes region, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who is the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security at the African Union, paid tribute to Burundian soldiers who died while on service in Somalia. In the company of former Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye, who is now a member of the AU advisory…
Generals hope new offer will lead to lifting of sanctions were imposed after they reneged on an earlier promise to hold elections in February. Mali’s military rulers have proposed the restoration of civilian rule in two years, following an August 2020 coup and a failure to meet an earlier deadline for elections that led to…
Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years. “There are places that have already lost all of their topsoil,” Jo Handelsman, author of “A World Without Soil,” and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told CNBC. The impact…
The Central African Republic’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender came as a surprise to many, but the government argues that it will secure an independent financial future for the country, as the BBC’s Damian Zane and Guy Bandolo report. The president seemed to be following the Elon Musk style of cryptic cryptocurrency tweets.…
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has said “there’s no doubt” that Rwanda supported M23 rebels in clashes in eastern DR Congo that have displaced tens of thousands. Rwanda has constantly denied accusations of backing the rebels. On Monday, there was renewed fighting between the Congolese army and the rebels in Rutshuru area. A…
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many children, he said.…
Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga announced Monday that he has chosen the country’s ‘iron lady’ Martha Karua to serve as his running mate in the presidential election due in August. If the pair win the high-stakes polls, Karua — a lawyer and former justice minister — would become Kenya’s first female deputy president. “Following tense…