Food prices: IMF warns of “risks of social unrest” in Africa
Soaring food prices are causing the International Monetary Fund to fear “social unrest” on the continent. “Fears about food security have increased sharply” with the […]
Month: April 2022
Burkina Faso asks ECOWAS to send military observers
ECOWAS had asked Burkina Faso on Wednesday to provide a reasonable timetable for the return of civilians to power. Ouagadougou wanted more time and the […]
Sudan: Ruling military junta releases political prisoners
Two prominent Sudanese opposition figures have been released after two months in prison. They are a former minister in the civilian government and a former […]
Former Presidents of National Assembly and CENI arrested in Guinea
The former president of the National Assembly, Amadou Damaro Camara, and of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Louncény Camara, were charged and booked into the […]
The High Authority of Communication of Mali permanently suspends the broadcasting of RFI and F24
The High Authority for Communication in Mali made public on Wednesday 27 April its decision to suspend RFI and France 24, which have not been […]
Central African Republic, 1st African country to adopt bitcoin as legal currency
The Central African Republic, the second least developed country in the world according to the UN, has adopted bitcoin as an official currency alongside the […]
Miss Rwanda organizer arrested for sexual assault
A famous ex-musician and beauty pageant organizer in Rwanda was arrested Tuesday after accusations of sexual assault, Rwandan police said. Dieudonne Ishimwe, better known as […]
Mali accuses France of violating its airspace to “spy” on its troops
The Malian junta has accused the French army of repeated violations of its airspace in order to “spy” on Malian soldiers in the field, the […]
Ethiopia: Tigray rebels say they have withdrawn from Afar region
Ethiopian rebels in the Tigray region claimed on Tuesday to have withdrawn from areas they had occupied for nine months in the neighbouring Afar region, […]
Benin: Police officer killed in attack on police station
A new attack in northern Benin killed a police officer and injured others in the early hours of Tuesday, April 26. It targeted the police […]