Nigerian troops have deactivated 30 illegal oil refining sites across the oil-rich delta region in the past two weeks, a military official said here on Thursday. The troops destroyed 57 galvanized pipes and arrested 25 economic saboteurs during the period, Bernard Onyeuko, spokesman for the military, told reporters. Onyeuko said many items were recovered in…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Raymond Zondo as the country’s new chief justice. Ramaphosa also said Thursday that Mandisa Maya will be deputy chief justice, the first Black female in that position. The chief justice is the highest-ranking member of South Africa’s judiciary and also heads the highest court in the country, the…
CAPE TOWN, March 10 (Reuters) – President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday South Africa had been asked to mediate in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and that he had told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call it should be settled through negotiations. Ramaphosa did not say who had made the request or give more details on how he planned…
As of March 11, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,297,714 while over 256,741,258 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 250,551 and 10,417,806 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases of 3,690,291 and 99,681 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 1,161,925)…
Casualties in the West African state are eclipsing those in its neighbour Mali, the birthplace of the conflict. In 2014, when millions of Burkinabes ended the 27-year rule of Blaise Campaore by forcing him to step down, observers and analysts dubbed the occurrence West Africa’s version of the “Arab Spring”. The following year, sustained nationwide…
South African judge Raymond Zondo was appointed on Thursday as head of the constitutional court, the country’s highest court. Justice Zondo was previously in charge of South Africa’s inquiry into state corruption under President Jacob Zuma who ruled the country between 2009 and 2018. The judge was already a deputy president of the court. His…
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa fully supports the idea of a single African currency. Pandor says SA’s participation at African Union has been used to advocate for the establishment of continental financial institutions. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is the first step to realise the single currency. South…
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control says 60 people evacuated from Ukraine have tested positive for Covid-19. The new cases pushed the number of new daily infections to 118, the agency said in it’s latest update. The new cases were reported mainly in the capital, Abuja, and Lagos. Earlier the country had reported only two new…
In our series of letters from African writers, Kenyan broadcaster Waihiga Mwaura reflects on the latest outrage allegedly carried out by riders of motorbike taxis and asks why it seems so difficult to take action against them. Anyone driving in Kenya’s capital knows they have to be aware of the motorbike taxis – known here…
Egypt’s Prime Minister announced the country is to diversify its sources of wheat to avoid relying on what he described as “specific sources” for this product. The minister added that the country would be using its strategic reserves until the end of 2022. The announcement followed a ban on the export of wheat and other…