Africa

Heavy gunfire has broken out in Somalia’s capital as opposition leaders defied a ban on public gatherings to protest about delayed elections. The president’s term expired last week, without the selection of a successor, throwing Somalia into a crisis. Overnight, the government said militiamen attacked army positions in Mogadishu, close…

Public health officers manning the porous Kenyan border of Malaba have heightened surveillance at all the exit and entry points, in Busia and Malaba border towns following a new Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea. Speaking to the press at the port health office of Malaba, Manager…

The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into allegations that Ugandan military police used “excessive force” during an attack against journalists covering a prominent opposition figure filing a complaint at the local office of the U.N.’s human rights watchdog. At least four local journalists were reportedly beaten during…

Zanzibar’s first vice president Seif Sharif Hamad, who led the island’s opposition for three decades, died Wednesday, the president said, after he had been hospitalised for over three weeks with coronavirus. Tanzania and its semi-autonomous island Zanzibar have played down the threat of the virus, which President John Magufuli has…

The Ministry of Health has indicated that the Kenyan Government is on high alert as the new COVID-19 variant continues spreading across African Countries. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the variant is entirely different from the first one detected in Kenya and other parts of the world expressing concern…

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not appear on Monday at a judicial panel probing charges of corruption. The embattled Zuma has refused to honor previous summons from the inquiry, but this latest snub could lead to him being found in contempt of court. Following his no-show, Zuma could…

Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman, who once served as vice-president to Sudan’s ousted long-serving leader Omar al-Bashir, has been arrested for fomenting weeks of protests against rising food prices. Other senior members of Bashir’s administration have also been detained. About 300 people were arrested earlier last week during protests across Sudan.…

Four people have died in Guinea and several others have tested positive for the hemorrhagic fever in what the World Health Organization says is a potential resurgence in West Africa. Three cases were traced to a nurse who died earlier this month in the southeastern N’Zerekore region, Guineenews reported late…

Fifteen people, including high-profile Buffalo City employees, prominent political party members and businessmen, have been arrested for alleged fraud and corruption related to former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral. The suspects will be answering to allegations related to the procurement of service providers for the transportation and booking of venues during…

Air Namibia, the southern African nation’s cash-strapped flagship carrier, suspended all operations from Thursday after a government decision to file for voluntary liquidation. The airline has failed to turn around its fortunes despite years of state bailouts. “All flight operations will be cancelled, with all aircraft returning to base,” Air…