Africa

Somalia’s prime minister declared a state of emergency on Tuesday over the deadly drought in the Horn of Africa nation. Mohamed Hussein Roble made the declaration following an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in the capital Mogadishu on the situation, said a statement issued by Roble’s office. A short video released by…

Twelve cabinet ministers on Monday submitted their resignation to Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in protest of a political deal with the country’s ruling military council. On Sunday, Hamdok was reinstated after signing a political agreement with the head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to end…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Monday he will personally proceed to the front to lead the nation’s army in countering a group of rebels that is advancing towards the capital. “Beginning tomorrow, I will be on the battlefield in person to lead the army,” Abiy, commander in chief of the…

Sudan’s civilian and military leaders have sealed a deal that reinstates Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister almost a month after the army seized power and put him under house arrest. The agreement signed on Sunday by Hamdok and Abdel Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top general and the coup leader, restores the…

Kenya will require people seeking government services to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus from December 21 as authorities move to increase inoculation before the year-end holiday season. The government will restrict in-person services at the revenue, transport, ports, immigration and education agencies, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said. The state…

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set a new world half-marathon record Sunday at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, triggering celebrations in the capital Kampala. “Kiplimo has won the Lisbon Half Marathon that took place today in Portugal. We are proud of our golden boy,” said Uganda’s sports officer in Kampala, Gerald Kafuluma.…

Sudanese authorities have restored the internet nearly a month since it was suspended after the military deposed the civilian-led transitional government. All telecommunications companies had their internet services restored on Thursday. A court had ordered the country’s three main telecom companies to restore the internet on 9 November, but the…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was received by top Nigerian officials on Thursday during the second stop on his multinational Africa tour. After arriving in the capital Abuja, Blinken held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa. Blinken and Osinbajo signed…

President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday (17-11) appointed Amade Miquidade to the post of High Commissioner of the Republic of Mozambique to the Republic of Rwanda. Amade Miquidade had been discharged on November 9 from the post of Interior Minister of Mozambique, being replaced on November 11 by Arsénia Massingue. Miquidade…

Gunmen in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto have killed at least 21 people in fresh attacks on several villages in Sabon Birni area. Residents said that the attackers on motorbikes also looted food items and other essentials in the villages. The raids were carried out on Tuesday night, with…