Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding have affected 5 million people this year in 19 countries across West and Central Africa, according to a recent U.N. World Food Program situation report. Nigeria has recorded at least 600 deaths while authorities in neighbouring Niger say at least 192 people have died there …
Read More »Sudanese demonstrate against UN mediation efforts
An estimated three thousand people demonstrated Saturday on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, against UN mediation efforts between civilian and military rulers. The gathering took place in front of the headquarters of the UN mission in Sudan. The crowd chanted pro-Bashir slogans and burned photos of UN envoy …
Read More »South Africa and Nigeria announce extra security measures
The police and armed forces in South Africa announced on Friday that security would be reinforced this weekend following an alert launched by the US embassy in Pretoria last Wednesday. The alert warned of a possible attack this Saturday in a suburb north of Johannesburg. South Africa hosts four major …
Read More »Pakistan’s spy chief demands independent investigation into killing of journalist in Kenya
Pakistan’s spy chief and military spokesman demanded an independent investigation into the mysterious killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Nairobi. The government will send a team of civilian investigators to Kenya. Thousands of people Thursday (Oct 27) mourned the death of an outspoken Pakistani journalist in the capital. Arshad Sharif, 50, was …
Read More »HRW calls for investigations after scores of protesters were shot dead in Chad
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Chadian authorities to conduct an “independent investigation” into the violent protests in Chad that left some 50 people dead last week. “Security forces fired on demonstrators in several towns in Chad, including the capital, N’Djamena,” HRW wrote in a statement on Wednesday referring …
Read More »I’m 43% Nigerian — Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has disclosed that she is 43% Nigerian. The mother of two made this known during a conversation with Senegalese-American actress and comedian Issa Rae, and Nigerian-American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh. According to her, a couple of years ago she took a genealogy test …
Read More »UAE slams visa ban on all citizens of Nigeria, Ghana, 17 other African countries
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly banned nationals of some 20 African countries from entering its capital city, Dubai. “This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October 18, 2022,” the notice read in part. countries affected by …
Read More »Volunteers remove plastic waste from Egypt’s beach ahead of COP27
Volunteers cleaned up the sea floor and parts of the beach in the popular Egyptian tourist spot of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday, collecting several bags of plastic waste. Dozens of volunteers came from all over the city to remove plastic waste that had been piling up. Diving trainer Marwa Wasim …
Read More »Tanzanian firefighters battle blaze on Mount Kilimanjaro
More than 300 people have been mobilised to tackle a blaze on the slopes of Tanzania’s famous Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials said Saturday, with police and local people helping firefighters. The fire was burning near the camp Karanga site used by climbers ascending the mountain, at about 4,000 metres altitude …
Read More »Chad’s leader visits part of capital hit by violent protests
Chad’s military ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday visited a hospital and a protest-hit district of N’Djamena, his office said, after a day of unprecedented violence that left around 50 people dead in the capital and elsewhere. Tensions eased on Friday after Chad’s ruling junta announced an overnight curfew on …
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