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…
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trade
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…
North-Africa
Civil Society Calls on UN to Address Tunisia’s Human Rights Crisis
Human Rights Watch and other civil society groups are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a worsening erosion of the…
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…
East-Africa
Cancer Survivor Fights to Reform Zambia’s Health System
After a six-year closure, Zambia’s radiotherapy and imaging facility has reopened, raising hopes for patients battling cancer. Yet survivor and advocate Karen…
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…
North-Africa
ICC Libya Trial Examines EU’s Role in Alleged Migrant Abuse
A former Libyan security official is set to face trial at the International Criminal Court after judges confirmed 17 charges of war…
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…
Somalia
Somalia-China Business Forum Opens in Mogadishu to Expand Trade and Investment
Mogadishu (AX) — Somali and Chinese officials, investors and business leaders convened in Mogadishu on Tuesday for a business forum focused on…
Southern-Africa
World’s Largest Research Funder Ends Ban on South Africa
After nearly 18 months of uncertainty, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has restored funding for research in South Africa,…
World
US calls Canada’s stance “foolish,” warns of “devastating” trade war
The Trump administration has told Canada it would be “foolish” to believe it could prevail in a trade war with the United…
