Leader of Zanzibar Anglican church describes slave trade as ‘the worst crime’. ZANZIBAR, Tanzania Anglican clergyman in Tanzania’s Indian Ocean Zanzibar archipelago has condemned the slave trade as “the worst crime” ever committed by humans against fellow humans and urged the world to reject all forms of modern-day slavery. The Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, perched…
Sports used as avenue for enrichment when poverty comes as players resort to match-fixing, say officials. HARARE, Zimbabwe Zimbabwean football is in the doldrums and analysts have blamed it on political interference, corruption as well as an ever-shrinking economy. “In any country, football is judged by the amount of development of training grounds and stadia,”…
Dozens of people have been killed in airstrikes in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray in recent months. Some of the attacks have involved the use of armed drones, and there’s growing concern about the number of civilian casualties. The government, which has been fighting rebels for over a year, says it has the right…
The president of Malawi has warned against corruption in the country. The warning was issued during a speech on Sunday to mark the swearing in of the new government. Last week President Lazarus Chakwera sacked seven ministers over graft and corruption concerns. “Corruption comes in many forms and there are many opportunities to succumb to…
Morocco said on Thursday that it would end a ban on flights to the kingdom, in place since November 29 in an effort to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. A government statement published by the country’s official MAP news agency said that the ban would end on February 7. The decision…
Rwanda said Friday it will reopen its land border with Uganda at the end of the month after a three-year closure, signalling a thaw in frosty relations between the neighbours. The move follows a visit to Kigali last weekend by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s powerful son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, during which he and Rwandan President…
Southern Africa has been hit by flooding that has left more than 70 dead across the region in the wake of Tropical Storm Ana. Madagascar has seen at least 48 deaths and 130,000 people have been forced to flee their homes to makeshift shelters. In Malawi, at least 11 people have died. The country has…
The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch Kaboré on Monday. He blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants. Wearing a red beret and army fatigues, Lt-Col…
Chad’s junta announced Thursday that a national forum designed to chart the country’s future after it seized power a military takeover last year would be postponed by nearly three months. An “inclusive national dialogue” that the putschists had declared on New Year’s Eve would start on February 15 “is postponed until May 10,” the presidency…
Southeast African nation of over 20 million people also plunged into darkness after floods damage main power plant. BLANTYRE, Malawi Tropical Storm Ana has killed 19 people and displaced thousands of families in southern Malawi, authorities said Wednesday. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) reported that 216,972 people are homeless while 107 are injured.…