The Democratic Republic of Congo’s court of Cassation accepted Vital Kemerhe’s appeal and overturned his 13 years prison sentence over corruption allegations. The case is now referred to Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal where new judges will be appointed. For the last two years, President Felix Tshisekedi’s former cabinet director has been accused of the embezzlement…
Travel and tourism prior to Covid-19 had become one of the most important sectors in the world economy, accounting for 10 percent of the global Gross Domestic Product. The African Union estimated that Africa lost nearly 55 billion US dollars in tourism revenues. In South Africa’s tourism industry, recovery is driven by digital technology and…
Ugandan authorities in Nakasongola District have announced a set of new rules to check rampant animal theft. Under the rules, cattle dealers will be required to obtain a written clearance from the veterinary officials and parish chiefs for all animals in transit within the district. The clearance will indicate the area of origin and the…
The March 23 Movement (M23), a rebel group, on Sunday announced its withdrawal from the villages it took earlier in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The announcement came after intensified fighting in the past couple of days between the DRC army and the M23 rebels, who had captured several localities in the Rutshuru…
Nigerian vice president Yemi Osinbajo will seek the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) ticket to run for president next February, he said in a Twitter message on Monday, as he bids to succeed his boss Muhammadu Buhari in Africa’s top oil producer. Political parties in Nigeria should pick presidential candidates by 3 June. Official campaigning…
Gunmen have attacked villages in Nigeria’s central Plateau state killing at least 26 people, with more feared dead. The attackers on motorbikes stormed at least four remote villages on Sunday in Kanam area in the state, shooting people dead. Most of the victims were children. The gunmen also stole cattle and burnt down homes. Residents…
Over a thousand Tunisians rallied in the capital Tunis on Sunday calling for an end to what they describe as an ongoing power grab from their president Kais Saied.The protest was organised by a movement named “Citizens Against the Coup” along with the Islamic inspired Ennahdha Party, which has dominated Tunisia’s post-revolution politics and the…
Gambian president’s political Party won a narrow victory in the legislative elections held on April, 9. Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) won 19 of the 53 parliamentary seats up for grabs, according to the country’s independent electoral commission. This means although the NPP has overturned the majority held by his main opponent the United Democratic…
Antibodies, vaccine trials and the social factors determining health – what can we learn from the HIV experiences in the global south, in this time of COVID-19? When it comes to tackling COVID-19, has the world learned anything from the global HIV epidemic? This exploration, by South African filmmaker Rehad Desai, unpicks connections between the…
Thapelo Mohapi, general secretary of grassroots movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, on the struggles of the landless poor. “We are just landless. We have no future,” says Thapelo Mohapi, general secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, a grassroots movement in South Africa that is fighting “for the right to access land for the poor and marginalised in this country”.…