By Melissa Britz Cape Town — Scientists have once again given humanity a stark and urgent warning about the impact of human activity on the planet and the conditions necessary for human survival. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on February 28, 2022. The IPCC provides “policymakers with regular scientific…
In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the growing frustration among the middle-class that is pushing people to leave her country. A few years ago, my childhood friend moved back to Nigeria after being in the US for more than 20 years studying and working. But, despite…
A Sudanese protester was shot dead Monday, medics said, during a march by thousands against last year’s coup. The death takes the total number of people killed to at least 84 since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led the October 25 military takeover, according to independent medics. Protests calling for civilian rule have continued in the…
Amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Tunisia is offering help to Tunisians residing in Ukraine who want to return to Tunisia, reported Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) on Thursday. “The Tunisian embassy in Poland has informed the association of the Tunisian community in Ukraine of Tunisia’s decision,” TAP quoted the association’s president Tarek Aloui as…
Call came after Russia declared military operation in Ukraine. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The African Union on Thursday urged an immediate ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The pan Africa’s call came hours after Russia declared an all-out military operation in Ukraine, a move that sent shockwaves throughout the globe while the price of oil surged $100…
Nigerian students in Ukraine are stuck amid Russian invasion and the closure of Ukrainian airspace. Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s half-hour speech declaring war on Ukraine, Annora Omolu, a Nigerian undergraduate at Kyiv Medical University heard a small blast by the window of her apartment. The blast startled the 20-year-old who started simultaneously shaking…
Seven African heads of state gathered in Kinshasa on Thursday to assess a 2013 agreement aimed at cementing peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s violence-torn east and the Great Lakes region. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework aims at fostering efforts to stabilize the region. Millions of people died from violence, disease or starvation…
France is looking for other alternatives for its Barkhane forces that are leaving Mali following the fallout with the current regime. France has announced it will position its soldiers in the other Sahel countries including Chad to help in the fight against jihadists in the region. Several groups are still withdrawing from three main different…
Journalists and civil society activists who speak their minds about public figures and the government are being hauled off to court in Ghana. This recent spate of arrests and prosecutions has many worried. Since the start of the year, at least three journalists and one prominent social activist have been prosecuted in Ghana for what authorities deemed…
South African Nkosana Makate’s 14-year court battle against a huge corporate opponent is testimony to the idea that it is sometimes worth fighting on as he is now in line for a big pay out, writes the BBC’s Pumza Fihlani. Mr Makate chooses his words carefully as if the years of working with lawyers has…