DAKAR – The former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, died on Tuesday at age 79, five years into a life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity.His trial in Senegal marked the first time an African country tried a former leader of another Af…
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Volunteers Tackle COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Despite COVID-19 vaccine being available to all South African adults, uptake remains low with just 20% of adults having received a first dose. The Muslim Association of South Africa is one of many groups combatting vaccine hesitancy by d…
Read moreMogadishu Suicide Bombing Kills 2, Injures 5
MOGADISHU – At least two people were killed and five wounded Thursday after a suicide bomber detonated a device inside a cafe in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police and witnesses said.The suicide bomber targeted a tea shop near a crowded junction in …
Read morePRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR EQUALITY, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION: Science in the City 2021 will take place in hybrid format on the 24th and 25th September with the theme ‘Sowing Seeds’
This year the Science in the City festival will take place on a hybrid basis, meaning that it will be a combination of physical and digital events, culminating into the main events taking place over 2 days on the 24th and 25th of September. This year’s…
Read moreSix Out of 136 Abducted Islamic Students Die in North-Central Nigeria
Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger have died of illness, the school principal told Reuters on Monday. The abductors have demanded a ransom to release the students, kidnapped in May afte…
Read moreUS Sanctions Eritrean Defense Official Over Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict
The United States imposed sanctions Monday on a top Eritrean defense official, citing Eritrea’s actions during the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.The Treasury Department said in a statement that it is sanctioning Filipos Woldeyohannes, the chief …
Read moreSomali Opposition Leaders Reject New Election Roadmap
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A group of Somali opposition presidential candidates has rejected the government’s plan for upcoming elections. The rejection could result in yet another delay for the Somali polls.The opposition Council of Presidential Candidates…
Read moreFor France’s Sahel Mission, Echoes of Afghanistan
PARIS – The chaotic aftermath of Washington’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is being followed with a mix of trepidation and glee thousands of kilometers away — in Africa’s Sahel, where another foreign power, France, also vows to wind down its long-…
Read moreMalawi President Pledges to Intervene in Fertilizer Price Rise
BLANTYRE – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says he will take steps to mitigate the steep rise of fertilizer prices which have doubled in the last year. He says about 80 percent of Malawi farmers can no longer afford to buy fertilizer. Farmers in Ma…
Read moreChad to Bring Home Half of Its Troops Fighting Sahel Militants
N’DJAMENA, CHAD – Chad has decided to recall half of its 1,200 troops battling Islamist militants in the tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a spokesperson for Chadian authorities said Saturday. Chad deployed the soldiers in February to su…
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