Year: 2022
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Ghana
Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo Fires Junior Finance Minister Over Corruption Allegations
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday fired Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, over corruption allegations, reported…
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Uganda
Ugandan Health Ministry Confirms Spread Of Ebola In Country’s Eastern City Of Jinja
Ugandan health ministry on Sunday said a confirmed Ebola case had been reported from the country’s eastern city of Jinja,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
EAC Leaders Announce Peace Talks In Nairobi To Stabilize & Calm Eastern DR Congo
East African Community (EAC) leaders on Sunday announced peace talks in a bid to stabilize eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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Sudan
Sudanese Military Leader Burhan Warns Islamists Against Interfering With Military
Sudanese ruling military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday issued another warning to Islamists and other political factions against…
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Mozambique
UN Appeals For Funding To Tackle Extreme Food Insecurity In Mozambique’s North
The United Nations (UN) on Friday warned Northern Mozambique is facing extreme food shortages and appealed for more funding to…
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Warns Of Looming Threat To Disrupt 2023 Elections
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned of the threat of intensifying election campaign violence just over three…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Claims 70% Of Tigray Now In Control Of National Army
The Ethiopian government on Friday said that 70 percent of the war-hit northern region of Tigray was now under the…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government To Spend $37 Million On Sending Troops To DR Congo
The Kenyan Parliament on Wednesday approved the deployment of the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops for a new regional force…
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World
French President Macron Officially Announces End Of Anti-jihadist Barkhane Operation
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced the end of the country’s decade-long Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa that supported…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Calls For Massive Influx Of Food, Medicines Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday called for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia’s war-embattled…
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South Africa
South African President Slams International Funders At COP-27 Summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday criticised international funders for making it difficult for poorer nations to access aid…
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Uganda
Ugandan Government Shortens School Term By Two Weeks To Control Ebola Outbreak
Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni on Tuesday announced the government has decided to shorten the school term by two weeks…
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Kenya
Kenyan Labor Court Orders Striking Kenyan Airways Pilots To Resume Work
A Kenyan labor court on Tuesday ordered hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work on Wednesday while…
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Malawi
WHO: Malawi Receives 2.9 Million Cholera Oral Vaccine Doses As Outbreak Spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said Malawi has received 2.9 million…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwandan Government Accuses DRC Military Fighter Jet Of Violating Country’s Airspace
The Rwandan government on Monday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military of violating the country’s airspace, calling the…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government, Tigrayan Leaders Begin New Round Of Talks In Kenya
The Ethiopian government leaders and Tigray regional representatives have begun a new round of talks on Monday in the Kenyan…
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Sudan
Sudan’s Al-Burhan Says Talks On New Sudan Political Framework Ongoing
Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Military Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday confirmed that talks on a new political framework…
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Tanzania
Tanzanian PM Kassim Majaliwa Says Death Toll From Sunday’s Plane Crash Rises To 19
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria has jumped to 19,…
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Ghana
Ghanaian Protesters March Through Capital Demanding President’s Resignation
Hundreds of Ghanaian protesters marched through capital Accra on Saturday, demanding the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo over his government’s…
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Uganda
Ugandan President Museveni Assures No Ebola Lockdown Amid Rising Cases
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday reiterated that there won’t be any lockdown in the country to stop the spread…
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Ethiopia
UN Humanitarian Agency Hopeful To Resume Aid Deliveries Into Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian agency head for Ethiopia on Friday said that his organization is hopeful that it can…
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Kenya
Kenyan Government Delivers Emergency Relief Supplies To Neighboring Somalia
The Kenyan government Thursday delivered emergency relief supplies to neighboring Somalia, just a week after twin bombing attacks jolted the…
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South Sudan
UN Report Warns Two Thirds Of South Sudan Population Risk Severe Hunger In 2023
A United Nations (UN) report published on Thursday warns that almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of…
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Guinea
Guinean Ruling Junta Orders Legal Proceedings Against Former President Conde
Guinean Justice Minister Charles Wright on Thursday ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials…
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Uganda
WHO Urges Neighboring Countries To Prepare As Ebola Spreads in Uganda’s Kampala
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness against Ebola as the deadly…
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