Ethiopia announces expulsion of UN diplomats
Ethiopia will expel seven UN officials, the Foreign ministry in Addis Ababa said on Thursday. The diplomats have been declared persona non grata by the […]
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Tanzania: President appointed a woman as Minister of Defense
Tanzania’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has appointed a woman, Stergomena Tax, as Minister of Defense. This is the latest in a number of […]
Former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos returned to Angola
“The former president of the Republic, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, returned to the country on Tuesday,” according to the Angop agency. He landed in the […]
Floods kill more than 80 people in Sudan
Floods following heavy rains have killed more than 80 people in Sudan and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, a Sudanese official said Monday. “A […]
Justice orders transfer of Mugabe’s remains to heroes’ mausoleum
A Zimbabwean court has ordered that the remains of the late President Robert Mugabe be exhumed for reburial at the National Heroes’ Acres shrine in […]
Unprecedented decline in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria due to Covid-19
Covid-19 has had a “devastating impact” on the fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, which has seen an unprecedented decline, the Global Fund to Fight […]
Meningitis kills over 100 people in northeastern DRC
A meningitis outbreak has been declared in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 deaths have been recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) office […]
Sudan: Seized military paraphernalia was only hunting equipment
Sudanese authorities finally released on Tuesday 7 September a shipment of hunting weapons seized on board an Ethiopian Airlines plane from Addis Ababa. Initially suspected […]
Uganda: Two opposition MPs charged with murder
Two opposition MPs, Muhammad Segirinya and Allan Sewanyana, were charged on Tuesday, September 7. They are suspected of orchestrating a series of killings in the […]
Somalia: Prime Minister and President Farmaajo in contradiction with the suspension of Fahad Yasin
Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble on Monday suspended Intelligence agency chief Fahad Yasin and named Bashir Mohamed Gobe acting director. But he got a […]