Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap high school students in the Northwest
A boarding school in Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, was attacked by gunmen on Sunday night. According to a teacher at the school, 140 students were […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
In Ethiopia, Tigray rebels set conditions for a cease-fire
The rebel authorities in Tigray said on Sunday that they agreed to a “ceasefire in principle” in this region of northern Ethiopia, which they have […]
South Africa: Jacob Zuma gets a reprieve and postpones his imprisonment
South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison without suspension for contempt of court after he refused […]
Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa
International donors on Wednesday pledged 600 million euros to the South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in Africa, where only […]
The International Monetary Fund granted $50 billion in debt relief to Sudan
The IMF announced on Tuesday a massive economic aid to Sudan, with a debt relief of 50 billion dollars, which consecrates the exit of the […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta in Paris for a two-day official visit
The president who left Kenya on Tuesday evening is expected to seal the deal for the construction of the Sh160 billion toll highway from Nairobi […]
Southeastern Nigeria: Pro-Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu arrested and jailed
Nnamdi Kanu, the pro-Biafra separatist leader in southeastern Nigeria, has been arrested and “brought back to Nigeria” to face trial on “terrorism” charges after several […]
Former President Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison
South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison without suspension for contempt of Court after he refused […]
Tigray conflict: Government claims unilateral ceasefire while TPLF proclaim seizure of Mekelle
Ethiopia’s government has declared a ceasefire in its war-torn Tigray region, as rebel fighters claim control of the regional capital Mekelle. Residents reported scenes of […]
Somalia executes 21 al-Shabab fighters
Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. They […]