On eve of World Cycling Day, Anadolu Agency finds Zimbabweans using bicycles to save money on transportation to buy food. HARARE, Zimbabwe Soaring fuel costs and the economic crunch in the southern African country of Zimbabwe are leading people to switch to using bicycles as their main mode of transport. Over the past year, the…
KIGALI, Rwanda The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers who were arrested last month, according to media reports. The move is part of efforts to ease tensions between the two countries. Angolan President Joao Lourenço made the announcement after meeting with the visiting Tshisekedi. “At the…
CAIRO (AP) — For many Libyans, clashes that erupted in the capital of Tripoli last month were all too familiar — a deja vu of street fighting, reverberating gunfire and people cowering inside their homes. A video circulated online on the day, showing a man shouting from a mosque loudspeaker “Enough war, we want our…
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Mogadishu, Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged citizens to chip in and help those severely affected by drought in the country, especially internally displaced people in camps. “I urge all Somalis wherever they are to come to the rescue of the people affected by the drought, share with them whatever…
Summary The visit is aimed at “freeing up stocks of cereals and fertilisers, the blockage of which particularly affects African countries”, along with easing the Ukraine conflict, Sall’s office said Thursday. The AU will also receive a video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, though no date has been set. The UN said last month…
ABUJA, June 1 (Reuters) – The construction of a new gas pipeline from Africa to Europe moved a step closer on Wednesday after Nigeria gave the go ahead to its state-oil firm NNPC to sign a memorandum of understanding with West African regional body ECOWAS. The nod comes as African gas supplies to Europe grow in importance…
A former head of South African intelligence agency has sued President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes that include “kidnapping” and bribing robbers who stole millions of dollars from one of his properties. Arthur Fraser accuses the president of concealing a theft incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr Ramaphosa’s property and were caught after stealing…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the former head of the Supreme Judicial Council. President Saied…
South Africa’s president says he’s “deeply disturbed” at the abuse of foreign nationals working in the country. It is a particular problem in the township of Alexandra, which was at the centre of xenophobic riots in 2008. Our correspondent Lebo Diseko has been talking to immigrants there, who say they live in fear. “When they…
Kenya celebrated Wednesday 59 years of self-rule. Thousands had gathered at the Uhuru Gardens of Nairobi to mark Madaraka Day. It is before a large crowd, dignitaries such as the first couple of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the diplomatic corps, VP William Ruto and politician Raila Odinga that the President addressed the nation. “Madaraka…