Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted Tuesday (Jan. 05) a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in an overture to political rivals seeking the restoration of democratic traditions. Hassan has been under pressure to break with the hard-line policies of John Magufuli, who died in …
Read More »DRC’s last WW2 veteran to be buried on Jan. 6
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s last surviving World War Two veteran, Corporal Albert Kunyuku, will be buried on Friday (Jan. 6). The Congolese film director José Adolphe Voto made the announcement. One of his latest works title “L’Ombre des oubliés” or “The Shadow of the Forgotten” was based on the …
Read More »Dakar residents protest mismanagement of anti-Covid funds
Hundreds of Senegalese civilians demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday by banging pots and pans during president Macky Sall’s end of year speech. Both the demonstration and Friday’s protest were to demand legal action after a report on the management of anti-Covid funds was found to contain numerous irregularities. The opposition …
Read More »Brazil prepares for Pele’s funeral
Preparations for the funeral ceremony of football legend Pele are underway in Brazil. Dignitaries and fans will gather at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos, to pay last respects to the king of football. A tent where Pele’s remains will be placed has been erected in the centre of the …
Read More »South Africans mourn football legend Pele
South Africans in Sebokeng township reacted on Friday to the death of Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century following his death on Thursday at the age of 82. Pele had …
Read More »Former Pope Benedict XVI’s condition “stable” according to Vatican
Former Pope Benedict XVI’s condition remains stable announced the Vatican this Friday. The announcement comes two days after Pope Francis said that his predecessor was “very ill”. Pope Benedict resigned in 2013 becoming the first Pope since the Middle Ages to do so. His health has been fragile for many …
Read More »Liverpool signs ex PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo
The famous English football club, Liverpool completed the signing of Dutch forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the signing of Gakpo will impact January’s agenda as he shares his appreciation for the done deal. “He’s a really, really, really good player. The package …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines resumes commercial flights in Tigray region
After an 18 months long shutdown, Ethiopian airlines has resumed commercial flights to and from Mekele, the capital of the Tigray Region on Wednesday. Families rejoice as they are finally reunited with their loved ones after the two- year long conflict opposing the Tigray people’s liberation front and the Ethiopian …
Read More »DR Congo sentences soldiers to death for killing two Chinese nationals
Eight Congolese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to death, on appeal, by a military court in Ituri province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Two of the eight were high-ranking colonels. The prosecution successfully argued that the two colonels had organised …
Read More »Angola’s top court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos’s assets
Angola’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the preventive seizure of assets of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president Eduardo dos Santos deceased last year. This is the second seizure of Isabel dos Santos assets in Angola since 2019. The court order covers 100 percent of the shares of the …
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