Minister says government in control and plotters detained by elite force after takeover attempt by ‘Patriotic Movement’. Soldiers in Gabon have attempted a coup, announcing the establishment of a “restoration council” after taking over the national radio station. But the communications minister later on Monday announced most of the renegade military officers had been arrested […]
DR Congo government officials shut off internet and SMS services nationwide to prevent election result ‘chaos’. The internet is working again in the Democratic Republic of Congo after being blocked since December 31 in a likely attempt to dampen speculation about the presidential election results. Barnabe Kikaya bin Karubi, a senior adviser to President Joseph Kabila, […]
Newspaper’s use of graphic images of victims sparks online fury and allegations of disrespectful and biased reporting. As Kenya reels from the deadly attack on an upmarket hotel in capital Nairobi that killed 14 people, a controversy over a New York Times (NYT) article has added to the anger. Many Kenyans have taken to Twitter […]
One of Africa’s most renowned musicians, Mtukudzi’s lyrics often carried social messages about HIV/AIDS and politics. Tributes are flowing for Zimbabwean musician Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, a star of Afro-jazz who won a following across Africa and beyond after he died on Wednesday aged 66. According to various local media reports, the self-taught guitarist passed away at […]
Peoples Democratic Party halts presidential election campaign for 72 hours in protest against suspension of chief judge. Nigeria’s main opposition party has suspended its presidential election campaign for 72 hours in protest against the suspension of the country’s senior most judge by President Muhammadu Buhari, it said. The president on Friday said he had suspended the […]
Do black people have a different travel experience to other tourists? For a variety of reasons, a younger generation of black people is now taking more foreign holidays than their parents, and a community has grown up of those who share their experience of travelling while black. “Having no hair, always wearing red lipstick, having […]
SADC says Kinshasa should recount votes of the disputed December 30 election and form a national unity government. The Democratic Republic of Congo should recount the votes of its contested presidential election that the runner-up says was rigged, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said. “A recount would provide the necessary reassurance to both winners […]
Seven police officers among the dead after gunmen attacked a bus in northeast Kenya, local media reported. At least 10 people, including several police officers, have been killed when gunmen attacked a bus in northeast Kenya. The vehicle belonging to the Medina Bus Company was attacked on Friday on a lonely stretch of road in the […]
Uganda suffers deadly landslides as tropical storm heading for the Somali coast raises fears of new floods. Tropical Cyclone Pawan is making its way to the Horn of Africa and heading for the Somali coast, raising fears of fresh flooding. Several countries in East Africa, including Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Djibouti, have reported deadly floods and […]
At least 90 people were killed when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organisation working in the country said, in the deadliest attack in more than two years. The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, Somalia’s foreign minister said, adding that dozens […]