The United States on Monday formally lifted Sudan’s designation as a “state sponsor of terrorism”, 27 years after putting the country on its blacklist, the US embassy in Khartoum announced. “The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed and the Secretary of State has signed a notification stating rescission of Sudan’s State Sponsor of…
Dlamini was undergoing treatment for coronavirus after testing positive four weeks ago. The prime minister of Eswatini, Ambrose Dlamini, has died four weeks after testing positive for coronavirus, a government statement confirmed. The 52-year-old leader of the tiny absolute monarchy had been undergoing treatment in neighbouring South Africa since 1 December and passed away late on Sunday. “Their Majesties have commanded…
Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi is expected to address parliament on Monday after a week of political upheaval that saw him end a coalition partnership with former president Joseph Kabila. On Saturday, members of parliament were informed of Tshisekedi’s speech. Until last week, Tshisekedi who came to power in 2019 has been ruling under a coalition…
A 10-point vaccine readiness assessment tool for the 47 countries in WHO African Region finds that progress by countries in bolstering community engagement is only at 12%, far below the optimal score of at least 80%. As African countries gear up for COVID-19 vaccination, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for increased collaboration with…
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, the fourth such pact in recent months between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East and Africa. In announcing the latest agreement on Thursday, President Trump tweeted: “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to full diplomatic relations…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international aid group said Friday that a staff member has been killed in Ethiopia’s conflict in its Tigray region. The International Rescue Committee said “communication with the area is extremely difficult and we are still working to gather and confirm the details surrounding the events that led to the death…
Legislators in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday voted to remove the National Assembly speaker, as the political rift between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters of his predecessor Joseph Kabila deepens. After parliament became a scene of brawls between MPS this week, they voted in favour of a petition to force out the National…
Dutch documentary reports that Shell employees ordered vandalisation of pipelines to profit from clean-up budgets. Nigerian employees of the Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell ordered the deliberate vandalisation of oil pipelines for personal gain, a documentary in the Netherlands has reported. Dutch television documentary programme Zembla, together with Dutch environmentalist organisation Milieudefensie, reported in a programme…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Kenyan counterpart President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a new border post on Wednesday in the Kenyan town of Mayale to bolster trade. Abiy is on a two-day visit to neighbouring Kenya, his first official trip since launching military operations against the leaders of the dissident Tigray region last month.…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo narrowly beat his long-time rival John Mahama to win a second term, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday. But Ghana’s main opposition party has rejected the results of the presidential and legislative vote, citing alleged irregularities. Akufo-Addo, 76, won by a slim margin securing 51.59% of the total votes cast, while…