Miss Rwanda contest suspended over sexual assaults
The Miss Rwanda pageant has been suspended following the April arrest of its organizer on suspicion of sexual assault, the Rwandan Ministry of Youth and […]
Month: May 2022
Sankara trial: 807.5 million CFA francs in damages for the guilty
The Military court in Ouagadougou on Tuesday sentenced former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré and nine other defendants to pay more than 800 million CFA […]
IMF board approves $456 million program for Mozambique
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday granted a $456 million (€432 million) loan to Mozambique, the first since it withdrew six years ago at the […]
Somalia election 2022: 39 candidates in the lineup
A record 39 candidates have been registered for the presidential election scheduled for Sunday in Somalia, announced Tuesday the parliamentary committee in charge of organizing […]
The Wallu Senegal and Yewwi Askan Wi coalitions unite for the legislative elections
In Senegal, the two most significant opposition coalitions have reached an agreement for the July 31 legislative elections where they will present joint lists in […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers
The jihadist group Islamic State (EI) claimed responsibility via its propaganda organ ‘Amaq’ for the attack that left eleven Egyptian army personnel dead in Sinai […]
Covid: Aspenovax, the made in South Africa vaccine rejected by Africa
The serum manufactured in South Africa is piling up in its production plant because there are no takers. Yet the African continent that it is […]
Zimbabwe: Government freezes bank loans
Zimbabwe’s government came under fire last Saturday for imposing a freeze on bank lending, a move that will encourage the development of a shadow banking […]
Algeria: HRW & AI Denounce Travel Bans Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have denounced lately the decision of Algerian authorities of preventing diaspora activists from leaving the country. The two Human […]
South Africa: Launch of the world’s largest hydrogen powered transport truck
Mining giant Anglo American Mining inaugurated the world’s largest hydrogen-powered transport truck on Friday at one of its South African platinum mines, in the presence […]