News Rwanda arrests 13 suspected of plotting ‘terrorist’ attacks Kigali – Rwandan police said on Friday they had arrested 13 people suspected of plotting “terrorist” attacks in the... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Coronavirus Zambia lifts all Covid restrictions Lusaka – Zambia on Friday announced the complete lifting of coronavirus restrictions from the weekend, although just 3% of eligible... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries Nigeria’s Buhari orders Twitter ban lifted once conditions met Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the country’s ban on Twitter to be lifted... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Politics PICS | Guinea coup leader sworn in as transitional president Conakry – Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, promised to respect the country’s international commitments... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Business Malawi deploys armed soldiers to escort fuel deliveries amid trucker strike Lilongwe – Malawi on Friday deployed armed soldiers to escort fuel deliveries after a sit-in by truckers caused shortages at... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Politics Thousands rally in Sudan capital in support of civilian rule Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese protesters flooded the streets of Khartoum on Thursday in support of civilian rule, more than... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Politics Reporter testifies in trial over two UN experts’ murder in DRC Kananga – A Congolese journalist testified before a military tribunal on Thursday in a trial over the March 2017 murder... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
News Burkina Faso bars Norwegian aid agency from conflict zones Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has stopped the Norwegian Refugee Council from working in camps for displaced people in the jihadist-hit... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Politics Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN staff for ‘meddling’ Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for “meddling” in its affairs, a... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Business World Bank chief in Sudan for first visit in 40 years Khartoum – World Bank president David Malpass, in Sudan on Thursday for the first visit in nearly 40 years, praised... Read more 1 Oct, 2021