Polygamy is illegal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet, it is still practised by two percent of the population, like in the church of Pastor Zagabe Chiruza, in the eastern city of Bukavu. In 2012, he married three women at the same time in his church. Pastor Zagabe Chiruza, leader of the “Primitive…
One week after gunmen attacked a train with explosives in northwestern Nigeria, the whereabouts of 168 passengers are still unknown,according to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) . At least eight people were killed and others missing on March 28 when gunmen detonated a bomb on the track and opened fire on the train linking the…
Kenyan motorists endured another day of major fuel shortages on Monday, with hours-long queues and strict rationing at petrol stations as pumps across the country ran dry. The government blamed hoarding and panic buying for the snaking lines at bowsers that worsened over the weekend, but oil dealers said they were owed outstanding subsidy payments…
The US expressed concern at reports of killings in Mali. Mali’s military said that it killed 203 combatants in the Moura area. But reports also suggest that private military contractor Wagner may have committed the killings. The US State Department said on Sunday it was following “extremely disturbing” accounts of killings in central Mali, after…
In early March 16 African countries including South Africa abstained from voting on a resolution in the UN General Assembly calling on Russia to end its military operations in Ukraine. Olayinka Ajala examines five reasons why African countries have chosen to stay neutral on the crisis. In early March the United Nation’s General Assembly voted on a resolution demanding…
ABUJA, April 3 (Reuters) – Dangote’s 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil refinery being built in Nigeria is due to begin production by the fourth quarter of 2022, Group Executive Devakumar Edwin said on Sunday. “75% hydraulic testing … as well as 70% of electrical cable fitting have been completed preparatory to the completion of the refinery…
The head of the UN refugee agency has asked Europe to be generous and welcoming to other migrants, just as it has with Ukrainian refugees, following the death of dozens of African migrants at sea. It comes after 90 people died in international waters of the Mediterranean sea after setting off from Libya in an…
Thousands of Angolans gathered in the capital, Luanda, on Sunday to celebrate 20 years since the end of the civil war. Many politicians, including president João Lourenço, participated in a mass. President João Lourenço and his wife, accompanied by Vice President Bornito de Sousa Baltazar attended a mass. The event brought together politicians both from…
South Sudan’s political rivals agreed on Sunday to unify army command in a key development of the fragile peace agreement signed in 2018. The agreement was signed in Juba after mediation from neighbouring Sudan. “Most important is not only the signing, but the implementation of these articles. We must implement what we are saying. The…
TUNIS, March 31 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s main opposition party, the Islamist Ennahda, rejects President Kais Saied’s move to dissolve parliament and it will boycott any referendum he calls to restructure the political system unilaterally, its leader said. Rached Ghannouchi, who is also parliament speaker, said in an interview that Ennahda would only take part in…