Two people reportedly shot dead, seven wounded as Ethiopian singer buried in town of Ambo. Two people were reported to have been killed and seven others injured when soldiers opened fire on mourners seeking to attend the funeral of popular Ethiopian musician and activist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, according to a medical officer. Security was high in […]
After Bamako visit by five regional presidents aimed at breaking deadlock, ECOWAS to hold virtual extraordinary summit. Unprecedented mediation efforts by five West African presidents in Mali have ended without a deal on how to resolve the country’s deepening political crisis. The leaders of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal on Thursday headed to Bamako […]
JOHANNESBURG (BLOOMBERG) – The United Nations Development Programme proposed the immediate introduction of a temporary basic income that could stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by allowing the world’s poorest people to stay at home. A six-month guaranteed handout for 2.7 billion living below or just above the poverty line in 132 developing countries […]
Mlangeni, the last remaining co-defendant sentenced alongside Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia Trial, has died. South African anti-apartheid icon Andrew Mlangeni, the last remaining co-defendant of the historic Rivonia Trial that sentenced activists including Nelson Mandela to life imprisonment, has died at the age of 95. Who was Andrew Mlangeni? Mlangeni was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1963 […]
WHO’s emergencies chief Michael Ryan expresses concern over COVID-19’s acceleration on the continent. The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced alarm on Monday at the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning South Africa’s surging numbers could be a “precursor” for outbreaks across the continent. “I am very concerned right now that we are beginning to see […]
Central African Republic still waiting for testing supplies ordered via the WHO, says health minister. Central African Republic’s health minister has blasted a “big inequality crisis” in coronavirus testing as he sees rich countries conduct hundreds of thousands of tests daily while his own struggles to obtain supplies for a couple of hundred at most. […]
The UN mission in Central African Republic blames deadly attack on the 3R armed group and its leader Abass Sidiki. A United Nations peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others wounded in an ambush on a convoy in northwest Central African Republic (CAR). The attack on Monday, in the Nana-Mambere prefecture, was allegedly carried […]
Violence broke out at demonstrations demanding President Keita resign over economic woes and alleged corruption. Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse promised to rapidly form a government “open to facing the challenges of the day”, adding the death toll from the country’s worst civil unrest in years had risen to four. Violence broke out at mass […]
The shooting of Oromo musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa sparked protests last week in which at least 239 people were killed. Ethiopian authorities said they have arrested two suspects over the killing of a popular political singer, whose death last week sparked protests in which hundreds of people were killed. The shooting of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a musician […]
Officials consider reimposing restrictions as more than 8,700 infections reported over 24 hours amid lockdown easing. South Africa has reported its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases, as hospitals across the country brace for an onslaught of patients and officials warn of another strict lockdown. More than 8,700 infections were confirmed on Thursday, taking the country’s total […]