East-Africa
Zimbabwe Official Arrested Over Lake Kariba Ferry Disaster
A district official has been charged with culpable homicide after the Lake Kariba ferry disaster claimed 97 lives in Zimbabwe’s deadliest recorded…
Topic
governance
West-Africa
Guinea President Dismisses 173 Soldiers in Military Restructuring
President Mamadi Doumbouya has removed 173 military personnel from service over alleged desertion, including Colonel Michel Lamah, a member of the elite…
West-Africa
Liberian Court Rejects House Arrest for Former Vice President Taylor
A Monrovia court has rejected a request to move former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor from police custody to either home confinement or…
West-Africa
Nigeria Launches Manhunt After Mass Abductions in Niger State
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to track down armed kidnappers responsible for attacks on four villages in Niger State, where…
Southern-Africa
Ramaphosa Vows Action Against Perpetrators of Xenophobic Violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that anyone responsible for violence against foreign nationals will face arrest and prosecution once police have collected…
West-Africa
Heavy Rains Trigger Guinea Landfill Collapse, Killing Dozens
At least 30 people have died and 22 others were injured when a mound of rubbish collapsed onto homes at a major…
Central-Africa
Cameroon’s President Biya Returns Home to His Country
President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon following a two-month stay in Switzerland, which his office characterized as a “brief private stay…
North-Africa
Amnesty Calls for Probe Into Fatal Shooting of Opposition Member
Amnesty International is demanding an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of opposition member and former cabinet minister Mutotwe Kafwaya during a…
West-Africa
Liberia Arrests Former Vice President Howard-Taylor, Sparking Political Rift
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been arrested as part of an investigation into the seizure of cocaine valued at nearly half…
West-Africa
Tinubu Orders Five-Year Plan to Address Nigeria’s Security Threats
President Bola Tinubu has launched a five-year planning effort to overhaul coordination among Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security agencies, ordering the preparation…
West-Africa
Liberia to Accept 1,200 Third-Country Nationals Removed From the U.S.
Liberia is preparing to receive 1,200 people being transferred from the United States under a third-country removal arrangement, Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah…
