BBC The Ethiopian army has launched co-ordinated attacks on all fronts against forces from the northern Tigray region, the rebels say. They said the government was using artillery, tanks, jets and drones in an attempt to “reinvade” the region. A senior rebel source said Tigray forces were holding their ground. The Ethiopian government has not
AFP TANZANIAN-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work focuses on colonialism and the trauma of the refugee experience, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize. Gurnah, who grew up on the island of Zanzibar but who arrived in England as a refugee at the end of the 1960s, is the fifth African to win the Nobel
By Staff Reporter RWANDA will host this year’s edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), which will be help in its capital Kigali and will also be followed by multitudes virtually because of the impact of Covid-19. The event, running under the theme: “Land governance for safeguarding art, culture and heritage towards
BBC Rotting fruit lies beneath mighty mango trees in northern Mozambique – an area empty of the people who would usually pick them. Over the last four years, many villages and towns in Cabo Delgado have been abandoned – but in the last month, Islamist militants have been pushed back by a 1,000-strong contingent of
TimesLIVE MPHO Moerane was officially sworn in as the new City of Johannesburg Mayor on Friday. Councillors held the 28th extraordinary council meeting at the metro centre in accordance with section 29 of the Municipal Structures Act of 1998 (Act 117 of 1998). Moerane’s mayorship comes after the death of Jolidee Matongo, who died in
BBC A FORMER Rwandan army colonel convicted for his role in the massacre of some 800 000 people in the 1994 genocide has died in Mali, where he was in prison. Théoneste Bagosora, 80, was a senior figure in Rwanda’s ministry of defence at the time of the killings. A UN-backed criminal tribunal sentenced him to
Reuters RWANDAN President Paul Kagame said the country cannot stay forever in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where allied Rwandan and Mozambican troops have been recapturing areas from Islamist militants since July. “As much as we cannot be here forever, I think the problem we are dealing with, with our friends in Mozambique, cannot stay here forever
BBC Africa THREE suspects behind the abduction of more than 100 students in the Nigerian state of Kaduna state have been arrested, police say. They are among 50 suspects believed to be members of different gangs operating in north-west and central Nigeria. Police spokesman Frank Mba said security forces were on the trail of 22
By Staff Reporter THE Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in Africa, under the theme, ‘Creating Livelihoods for Inclusion’. With strategic locations across Africa, the ECA – ICC Centres of Entrepreneurship will work with various stakeholders, including businesses, chambers of commerce, academic institutions,
BBC THE former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84. Bouteflika led the country for almost two decades, stepping down in 2019 after his bid for a fifth term in office led to massive street protests. He played a key role in Algeria’s war of independence
TimesLIVE The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s application to rescind the court’s earlier judgment, which sentenced him to 15 months’ imprisonment for contempt of court. The country’s apex court had sentenced Zuma in June for failure to comply with an order the court passed in January ordering the former president to
TimesLive The former police officer on trial for allegedly murdering and plotting to kill relatives to cash in life insurance policies has been described by former colleagues as a regular gambler who often bought them lunch. Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, who is facing six charges of murder, and others including fraud and attempted murder, was apparently
By Staff Reporter REMITTANCES to African countries are expected to decrease by 5,4 percent from US$44 billion in 2020 to a projected total of US$41 billion in 2021 due to the effects of Covid 19 pandemic, according to findings of Continental Migration Report for 2021. The report, titled “African regional review of implementation of the
By Staff Reporter CYBERCRIME is one of the top risk factors likely to jeopardize Africa’s economy especially at this time when the continent is transitioning to e-commerce under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to panelists at a Book Talk hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently. The “Book Talk” was
BBC HUNDREDS of opposition supporters have held a march in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to protest against changes to electoral laws. Under the new legislation, votes will be tallied centrally instead of being counted in the regions. Critics say this will reduce transparency. The demonstration was organised by the main opposition Unita party and joined
Reuters ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema said Friday his new government would implement policies to reduce the fiscal deficit, restore economic growth, and review mining policies. In his first address to a new session of parliament since his election in August, Hichilema said officials would also review agricultural policies, revise electricity prices, and reform state power
BBC Malawi’s High Court has found prominent businessman Thomson Mpinganjira guilty of attempting to bribe judges in an effort to get them to rule in favour of then-President Peter Mutharika. Mpinganjira is one of Malawi’s richest people and is known to have links to Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mutharika was re-elected for a second
Aljazeera ZAMBIA’S parliament has elected its first female speaker, more than a week after long-time opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in as the country’s new president. Nelly Mutti, a lawyer based in the capital, Lusaka, was elected unopposed on Friday to replace Patrick Matibini, a retired high court judge who served as speaker for
BBC AFTER more than 200 unsuccessful job applications on LinkedIn alone, Nigerian student Modupe Osunkoya knew time was running out for her to extend her stay in Belgium. With three months left on her student visa, she either had to get a job or leave the country. But there was another option – enrolling for
By Staff Reporter STAKEHOLDERS involved in the migration sector have met today to share their perspectives on a cohesive implementation of the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration (GCM) in Africa. The purpose of the meeting was to review the GCM’s implementation, discuss pressing challenges, share good practices and make recommendations to the
