Burkina Faso is being battered by a jihadist insurgency that came in from neighboring Mali in 2015. Jihadists have killed around 20 people in attacks in three villages in northern Burkina Faso, the epicenter of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, government officials said on Thursday. The attacks took place on Wednesday in the villages of Demniol,…
Africa will see seven major elections over the next six months, from Guinea on Sunday through to Uganda in February next year. Almost none will result in victories for the opposition. This is partly because these elections happen to be taking place in some of the continent’s least democratic countries. But it also reflects a…
At least 13 Somali troops have died after the army attacked militant group al Shabaab in jungle and farms near the district of Afgoye northwest of the capital, Mogadishu, a military official said. Al Shabaab has battled since 2008 to overthrow Somalia’s internationally-recognised central government and establish its rule, based on its own interpretation of…
Economist Duma Gqubule says he does not forsee a significant change in the manner in which government is expected to manage the country’s finances in the future. This as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to unveil his much anticipated economic reconstruction and recovery plan on Thursday. He will address a Joint Sitting of Parliament on how government will…
Pentagon has begun drafting plans for US president, says Bloomberg, citing people familiar with matter. President Donald Trump has informed his top advisers that he wants to withdraw US troops from Somalia, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said the Pentagon has begun drafting plans for Trump. The talks…
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya announced the resumption of the El Sharara field – the largest oil field in the country – after lifting the status of “force majeure” on Sunday. The National Oil Corporation said in a statement that it had given instructions to start production arrangements, after reaching an “honour agreement”…
GHANA – Afcon Infrastructure, one of India’s largest infrastructure companies, has signed a contract with the he Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA) for the construction of a 51-kilometer standard gauge railway line. The US$419 million standard gauge railway will be the second standard gauge railway project that the India- based infrastructure company is building in Ghana…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the Police to release all those arrested during the #EndSARS protests. To that end, the Police had released the following individuals: Nkemakolam Okpara Felicia, female; Nduka Treasure Chiamaka, female; Adefila Olanrewaju, male; Adeola Adebayo, male; Ayodeji Ayeni, male; and Adebola Ojabodu. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed…
Monitoring Defense and security from Oct. 5 to 12, 2020-CC
The virus has kept schools in Uganda closed since March. While salaries for teachers employed in government schools have kept coming, an estimated 150,000 teachers in private schools have not been paid for months. Now, some like Brenda Kemigisha are doing small businesses to survive. She has started a shop selling children’s clothes and shoes.…