Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government said. The coastal region of the East African country is one of the worst affected, with floods damaging thousands of farms there, Mobhare Matinyi, the government spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday. "Serious flood effects are experienced in the coast region where 11 people have […]
Several African countries have called on Israel to show restraint as its war cabinet meets to decide whether to retaliate against an unprecedented Iranian aerial attack on Saturday night. Iran said it carried out the assault in response to an Israeli air strike on its consulate in Damascus on 1 April that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers. The attack involved more than 300 drones and missiles - the vast […]
The United Kingdom has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana's Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century. The royal objects were taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars, including the infamous Sagrenti War of 1874. They were returned on Tuesday by the British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). The 150-year-old, mostly golden royal regalia, will be on loan for an initial three years […]
The ruling military junta in Mali has suspended all political activities in the country until further notice. A spokesman, Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, said the suspension was motivated by what he called "sterile discussions" during an attempt at national dialogue earlier this year. He said all activities by political parties and "associations of a political nature" have been suspended on the grounds of maintaining public order, in a statement on state […]
Sudan’s military leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army "will not hand over the authority of our state to any internal or external party”. "Anyone who conspired against the Sudanese people inside and outside the country will not have any role to play in the future running of this country,” Gen Burhan said while addressing worshipers after Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in the central Gedaref […]
Marc Brys, the coach named by the ministry of sports was officially signed in for at least 2 years. He was expected to start a review of sports infrastructure on Tuesday as he eyes the preparation of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, the president of Fecafoot did not attend the signing ceremony. In a statement released last week, president of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto'o expressed his astonishment at FECAFOOT's exclusion from the decision to hire Mark Brys, […]
A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike that has been ongoing for almost a month, its management said Tuesday. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya went on a nationwide strike in mid-March demanding better pay and working conditions. President William Ruto on Sunday broke […]
Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya. The bus, with about 50 passengers, was heading to the capital, Nairobi, from northern Wajir county, police said. The driver had attempted to cross a flooded section of the road when it happened. The bus then became stuck in some mud surrounded by raging waters. […]
The diplomatic Community has called for global responsibility to address all forms of crises and disputes that might degenerate into the waste of lives and property. At the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, in Abuja, tagged Kwibuka30: Rwanda Remembers, Unites, and Renews, The event is to honor the memory of over one million victims brutally murdered in 100 days in 1994 and celebrates the resilience of […]
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