Rwandans refractory to Covid vaccine return home
The hundred or so Rwandans who had arrived in recent days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claiming to be fleeing the anti-Covid vaccination […]
Month: January 2022
Cameroon: Opposition senator killed in separatist Anglophone West
In Cameroon, the body of an opposition senator was found riddled with bullets on Wednesday in the west of the country, a region plagued by […]
The French army violated Malian airspace
ASECNA, the organization that manages airspace in much of Africa, has reported to the Malian authorities a violation of their airspace by a French military […]
Chadian junta cancels controversial appointments
Transitional military president Mahamat Idriss Déby has rescinded an act he himself signed on December 31, 2021, appointing several personalities to command positions. The decree, […]
Sahara: UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura starts his first official tour of the region by a visit to Rabat
The United Nations Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, arrived on Wednesday in the Moroccan capital Rabat, first leg of his regional tour […]
South Africa: indigenous “king” arrested for growing cannabis outside the presidency
A “king” of an indigenous community in South Africa was arrested Wednesday outside the presidency in Pretoria, where members of the Khoisan people have been […]
Shebab suicide bombing kills at least 10 in Somalia
At least 10 people were killed and nine others wounded Wednesday in a suicide car bombing targeting a government security convoy on a road leading […]
Twitter allowed again in Nigeria after seven months of suspension
Twitter is back up and running in Nigeria after a seven-month suspension in Africa’s most populous country, where the U.S. social network had become a […]
Cameroon 2021: Tunisia cancel training session over terror threat
Tunisia’s national team attending the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), called off their training session Wednesday in the city of Limbe after they received […]
Mamadi Doumbouya gives his support to his Malian counterpart Assimi Goïta
In the aftermath of the sanctions announced by ECOWAS against Mali, the President of Guinea’s transitional government, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has expressed his solidarity with […]