International
Botswana objects to G7-EU diamond-tracking system
GABORONE – African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that European Union (EU) and ...
International
Adesina, Samia to co-chair Africa summit on clean cooking
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group president, Akinwumi Adesina, is next month expected to co-chair the upcoming Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa ...
International
Tension as ruling military junta suspends political activities in Mali
BAMAKO – The ruling military junta in Mali has suspended all political activities in the country until further notice. A spokesman, Colonel Abdoulaye ...
International
Poll rates ANC’s chances at South Africa’s May elections slim
SOUTH AFRICA – Support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is reportedly plunging, with a new opinion poll showing a party ...
International
Rwanda marks 30 years of 1994 genocide that claimed over 800,000 lives
RWANDA – Rwandans are marking 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by armed Hutu tore apart their country, as neighbours turned on each ...
International
Sierra Leone declares national emergency, as use of deadly synthetic drug, kush, soars
SIERRA LEONE – Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has declared a national emergency on substance abuse following calls on his government to ...
International
Madagascar kicks out EU ambassador, Delattre, from country over alleged remarks on new castration law
MANTANANARIVO – Authorities in Madagascar have asked the European Union ambassador, Isabelle Delattre, to leave the island, following remarks she made that they ...
International
Angola’s Constitutional Court overturns 5 years sentence on ex-President dos Santos‘ son
LUANDA – Angola’s Constitutional Court has overturned a five-year sentence that had been handed to the son of former President, José Eduardo dos ...
International
Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador amid row over Somaliland port deal
SOMALIA – Somalia has reportedly expelled the Ethiopian ambassador from the country and ordered the closure of two consulates. It accused Ethiopia of ...
International
Embattled South African Speaker of Parliament, Mapisa-Nqakula, resigns
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s parliament speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, resigned on Wednesday and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption. ...