Uganda: Parliamentarians deny funds to the army for the DRC mission
On Tuesday, the parliamentary budget committee blocked a request for military funding. The money was for the Ugandan army’s military operation in eastern Congo called […]
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Nigerian government maintains fuel subsidies
Nigeria’s government has announced that it will once again abandon the removal of fuel subsidies, a hugely popular measure in Africa’s most populous country, a […]
Sudanese General Daglo “Hemetti” visited Ethiopia
Sudanese General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemetti”, was in Ethiopia last week-end. The deputy chairman of the Sovereign Base Council met with Ethiopian Prime […]
Liberia: 29 dead in a crowd movement at a religious rally
At least 29 people died Wednesday night in Liberia’s capital Monrovia in a mob attack during a christian religious rally at a soccer field, police […]
Ghana: At least 10 dead following an explosion in the west of the country
At least ten people died Thursday in an explosion in Apiate, a small township in western Ghana, officials said. Francis Abeiku Yankah, the Prestea-Huni Valley […]
Omicron Variant: Types of masks that are recommended
Is it better to wear an N95 mask or a cloth mask right now? Health experts suggest increasing protection against the highly contagious omicron variant […]
South Africa launches the continent’s first vaccine factory for Covid-19
South Africa, spearheading the fight for equal access to vaccines against Covid-19, launched Wednesday in Cape Town the continent’s first factory that will manufacture doses […]
Uganda lifts Covid-19 controls at its border to ease fuel shortage
The Ugandan government announced on Tuesday the suspension of mandatory Covid-19 testing at its border with Kenya, after the measure caused huge truck traffic jams […]
Another kamikaze attack kills at least four people in Somalia
At least four people were killed and more than 10 injured after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in a tea shop outside an […]
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina’s appeal trial opens in his absence
The appeal in the case of Paul Rusesabagina began on Monday. Last September, the 68-year-old opponent was sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism, […]