On Monday a Ugandan military court released on bail 18 supporters of singer-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine detained since the start of the year on charges
Kenya will very soon reopen its embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, promising that it would honor Somalia’s invitation to restore diplomatic ties, thus marking a thaw in the often-tense relations between the Horn of Africa neighbors. Ties between the countries were severed on December 15 after
Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, his office announced in a statement Monday. “The office
Gunmen have invaded a community on Sunday night in plateau state killing 12 persons in Kashe, Kuru District, South Local Government Area of the state. Reports have it that the gunmen invaded the village in motor bikes shooting sporadically at the sleeping community. Reacting to
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has demanded the immediate release of 150 kidnapped Nigerian school children. The appeal is coming two weeks after
The Zimbabwean government has announced a two-week localized lockdown for Hurungwe and Kariba districts in Mashonaland West Province following a spike in Covid-19 infections. The
Machine-gun-wielding attackers on the home of Seini Oumarou, president of Niger’s National Assembly, has killed one of his guards and seriously wounded a second, authorities said. The attack, which happened overnight Friday to Saturday, was carried out by two men on a motorbike, Osseini Salatou,
At least 13 people, including two medical staff, have been killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks in the northern Syrian town of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year hold on power is set to end on Sunday when the parliament votes on a new government, ushering in
Three Ivorian soldiers were killed on patrol near the border with Burkina Faso on Saturday when one of their vehicles hit an improvised explosive and the convoy was ambushed, Ivory Coast's defense ministry said in a statement. The soldiers, according to Reuters, were on a