Nobel Peace Prize winning prime minister says he will lead troops battling Tigrayan rebels from Tuesday. Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” starting Tuesday, a dramatic new step as the year-long conflict moves closer to the capital Addis Ababa. Tens of thousands of people are…
Coal is still South Africa’s primary source of electricity, despite the fact that many areas of the country average more than 2,500 hours of sunshine a year. By contrast, the UK averages just 1,500 hours of annual sunshine – so, for South Africa to make better use of this abundant energy source to generate its…
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have come under fire over their roles in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Critics say they are not doing enough to prevent the spread of hate speech and incitement to violence on their platforms, but that has been rejected by the companies. We’ve looked at some examples and what…
A former hotel driver went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of complicity in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide for transporting Hutu militiamen who massacred hundreds of Tutsis. Investigators say Claude Muhayimana, also hid Tutsis at risk of death, helped some escape, fled after the genocide and gained French nationality in 2010. Claude Muhayimana’s lawyer Philippe…
NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to clear dense shrubs obscuring railway tracks more than a century old. It’s a distinctly low-tech phase for China’s Belt and Road drive in Africa to create the trade highways of the future. There’s not…
Evelyn Joshua has become the head of one of Africa’s most influential evangelical churches, but the 52-year-old is faced with the challenge of maintaining her late husband’s legacy. TB Joshua’s unexpected death in June at the age of 57 unleashed a succession battle that took months to resolve. But the giant gates at his Synagogue…
Police in Kenya have launched an investigation after a BBC staff member was found dead in the capital Nairobi. Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action in a number of African countries, died on Friday. BBC Media Action is the corporation’s international charity, and its projects focus on using media and…
Sudanese youth have opposed the newly signed political agreement between Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. A number of Sudanese youth took to the streets of Khartoum, kassala and the northern city of Atbara, on Sunday protesting the newly signed deal between Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and General Abdel Fattah…
Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Sunday filed his candidacy to run for president in next month’s elections despite being barred from elections under the current rules. Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is meant to lead the country until a winner is declared following presidential elections on Dec. 24. He is the latest high-profile candidate…
Eskom has warned that it could implement rolling blackouts again. This after five generating units failed at the power utility’s different power stations. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says although they are not implementing rolling blackouts at this stage, such a possibility cannot be ruled out. “Eskom would like to request the public’s assistance in reducing…