By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE The World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that his uncle had been “murdered” by Eritrean forces in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region. Dr Tedros said that Eritrean soldiers killed his uncle in a village in the Tigray region along with more than 50 residents. “They killed him in his home,”…
ReconAfrica, the Canadian oil and gas exploration company that controversially wants to mine Namibia’s Kavango East region, is facing a credibility crisis after disgruntled investors launched a class action lawsuit in New York. The company has spent an estimated R445-million to drill three test wells but is yet to find a commercially exploitable oil reserve.…
By Anne Soy Senior Africa correspondent Africa appears to be the potential bride being courted by suitors from across the world. Each is keen to sweeten the deal, but there seems to be an acceptance that these days, insisting on an exclusive relationship with African countries may no longer be tenable. Washington is fighting for…
The pandemic and the war show the need for strong local food supply chains to avoid disruptions. Yet the US won’t learn. Siera Vercillo Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow of Development and Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo Alex Park Journalist and researcher From COVID-19 to Russian President Vladimir…
QATAR By Africanews Football supporters and tourists gathered in central Doha on Thursday to relax during a two-day break from World Cup games, ahead of the finals of the biggest football event in the world. Moroccans have already come to terms with their defeat by France and are hoping to end their incredible run with a third place against Croatia on Saturday. ”I cannot describe my feeling as…
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO By Africanews Cleaning operations are underway in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, following torrential rains earlier this week. In some of the worst hit areas, near the Makelele Bridge, residents are struggling to cope from the loss of both loved ones and property. According to the authorities an estimated 120 people lost their lives. “The water came…
ANC Treasurer-General and acting secretary-general Paul Mashatile says he is confident that they will have good a conference that will unite the party. The ANC is going to its 55th national conference on Friday, with several members vying for seats in the top six. Mashatile has the backing of Gauteng for the position of deputy…
Reuters | @SABCNews Morocco’s national airline said it was cancelling all flights it had scheduled for Wednesday to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing what it said was a decision by Qatari authorities. “Following the latest restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform customers of the cancellation of…
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Mogadishu Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday visited Adan Yabal, a town in Middle Shabelle region, about 220 kilometres north of Mogadishu, which was recently liberated from the jihadist group Al-Shabaab. The town had been under the control of Al-Shabaab militants for the past 15 years until an allied force…
By AFP Washington Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday shrugged off a soaring death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, distancing his nation from mounting bloodshed on Rwanda’s doorstep. “The problem was not created by Rwanda, and it is not Rwanda’s problem. It is Congo’s problem,” Kagame told an audience off-site from the…