Africa Headlines
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:51:16 GMTAfrica: The Africa CDC Joins the Global Citizen Live Concert to Push for Vaccine Equity.
[Africa CDC] Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong, and Head of the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team, Strive Masiyiwa to Address Vaccine Equity and Production Needs to Tackle COVID-19. Ms Bonang Mat...
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:12:46 GMTTunisia: Scores of Officials Quit Tunisia's Main Islamist Party in Protest
[VOA] Tunis, Tunisia -- More than 100 officials of Tunisia's Islamist party Ennahda announced their resignations Saturday to protest the choices of the movement's leadership in confronting the North African country's political crisis.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:57:00 GMTSomalia: Puntland Leader Urges Farmaajo and Roble to End Feud
[Dalsan Radio] Puntland state leader Said Abdullahi Deni has called on President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to end the political dispute.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:56:30 GMTNigeria: INEC Insists It's Ready for Electonic Transmission of Election Results
[Premium Times] INEC reiterated its stance weeks after Nigerian lawmakers refused to give the electoral body the legal permission for electronic transmission of election results.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:51:46 GMTNigeria: Ganduje Appoints New Emir of Gaya
[Premium Times] The Gaya Emirate is one of the four emirates created by Mr Ganduje in 2019.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:40:06 GMTSouthern Africa: Chakwera Asked to Contain Peace and Security in SADC Region
[Nyasa Times] Chairperson of Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA) Council, Rt Reverend Martin Mtumbuka has asked President Lazarus Chakwera and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa to bring back peace and security in Mozambique.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:39:35 GMTNigeria: Anthony Joshua Loses Heavyweight Title Belts to Usyk
[This Day] Anthony Joshua's bid to set up an all British heavyweight unification fight with Tyson Fury ended in defeat yesterday as he was defeated by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk by unanimous decision.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:51:16 GMTEast Africa: Attempted Coup Mirrors Building Tension, Unsolved Horn of Africa's Conflicts
[East African] The recent attempted coup in Sudan has exposed the delicate political ground not just in Khartoum but also the Horn of Africa. The neighbourhood is already struggling with a now humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region that thre...
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:30:11 GMTTanzania: Nzasa-Kilunde-Buza Road Section Nears Completion
[Daily News] REHABILITATION and upgrading of Nzasa-Kilungule- Buza road in Temeke Municipality under the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project (DMDP) will be complete by October this year.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:57:50 GMTNamibia: Help Needed in Tracing Robbers
[Namibian] THE police at Walvis Bay are urging the public to help them find a gang which robbed security guards at the town's Pupkewitz Megabuild store on Saturday.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:57:02 GMTSomalia: Qatari Government Condemns Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
[Dalsan Radio] Qatar has condemned the suicide car bomb attack at t a checkpoint near Somalia's presidential palace.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:52:42 GMTNigeria: Boko Haram - Learning Centre Graduates 154 Children in Borno
[Premium Times] The children from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states were trained in ICT skills including robotics, coding and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:49:59 GMTTanzania: Simba Surrender First Throne to Yanga
[Daily News] SIMBA sadly lost Community Shield, one of three major titles following their 1-loss at Benjamin Mkapa stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:40:58 GMTNigeria: 2023 - Researchers Foresee Battle Royale
[This Day] Communication researchers, who gathered in Port Harcourt recently for the eighth annual conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria, reported their findings on the recent elections of the Fourth Rep...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:25:46 GMTRwanda: Kigali Answers Critics On 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero's Conviction
[East African] Rwanda has pushed back against criticism of the court verdict in the conclusion of the seven-monthlong trial of Paul Rusesabagina at Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali. Rusesabagina was found guilty and handed a 25-year jail term.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:16:44 GMTMozambique: Kagame Says Troops Will Stay Put in Cabo Delgado to Ensure Stability
[Nation] President Paul Kagame has praised the Rwandan troops deployed to fight insurgents in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique for their good work fighting insurgents.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:57:45 GMTUganda: 'Lift the Ban On Facebook and Widen Phone Coverage'
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- It is a constitutional right for every Ugandan to have access to information but this provision of the Constitution has been breached by the prolonged ban on internet use and poor network coverage, MPs have ...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:41:12 GMTAfrica: Can Coups Be Removed From Guinea's Political Culture?
[ISS] The transition process should focus on building strong, accountable institutions rather than just a government of national unity.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:24:49 GMTTanzania: Come All Ye Who Are Loaded - Samia's Offer to Investors Abroad
[East African] President Samia Suluhu Hassan this week took advantage of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to woo investors from the US and the European Union to Tanzania, promising a raft of policy changes that will make...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:18:10 GMTRwanda: Govt Hits Target in Covid Vaccination Drive, Off EU Red List
[East African] Rwanda hit the September global target of fully vaccinating 10 percent of its 12.9 million population against Covid-19 and is among countries recommended by the European Union to have unrestricted access for non-essential travel its te...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:57:37 GMTKenya: Drama Looms As Uhuru, Ruto Supporters Meet
[East African] Kenyan State officials are working to avert a potential political showdown between rival supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, at a public meeting to celebrate the country's Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day) on O...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:29:28 GMTKenya: Red Cross Kicks Off Sh7.5 Billion Project to Accelerate HIV Suppression Efforts
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has kicked off a Sh7.5 billion to accelerate the country's response to HIV.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:18:05 GMTKenya: Little-Known Kenyan Trio Plots Upset in Berlin
[Nation] This year's Berlin Marathon which goes down on Sunday will see new entrants compete and not the big names that usually race in the German capital.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:15:28 GMTSouth Sudan: Amy Lasu - Shining Hope for South Sudanese Football
[Nation] South Sudanese women's football team captain Amy Lasu has three beaded bracelets on her left hand; a black one bearing the name Lauya which belongs to her paternal grandfather Lauya Sururu Joja, and two others which have national flags of he...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 05:52:26 GMTNigeria: Abimbola Emerges Winner of 'Nigeria Queen' Pageant
[This Day] At the just concluded Nigerian Queen Pageant 2021, Red Carpet and Reality TV Show Host, Abimbola Abayomi emerged the 13th Queen of the pageantry. Abayomi is a fashion model and a lover of the screen whose career as a host and has risen to ...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 05:51:17 GMTNigeria: Victor Osimhen Defenders' Nightmare
[This Day] As a result of coronavirus related issues and shoulder injury, Victor Osimhen did not have the dream start he had hoped for when he moved to Napoli for a Serie A record transfer fee. However, the Nigerian seems to have finally settled and ...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 05:43:38 GMTNigeria: U.S.$1.2 Million NNPC 'Bribe' Used to Finance Jonathan, Buhari Elections - Report
[Daily Trust] CSOs demand probe, prosecution of govt officials
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:32:08 GMTTanzania: First Female President Samia Suluhu Addresses UN General Assembly, Calls for Global Vaccine Equity
[Africa Renewal] President Samia Suluhu of the United Republic of Tanzania made history yesterday as one of the few female heads of State from Africa to address the UN General Assembly in New York.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:02:49 GMTSomalia: Somaliland Protests Against Election of Representatives to Somalia Senate
[East African] Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia, has rejected plans to have Senate representatives elected to represent it the federal parliament, even as officials said the vote will go on.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:02:42 GMTEthiopia: Minister Calls for Peace Amid Fears of Tigray Reinvasion
[East African] Ethiopia's finance minister Eyob Tekalign has called for an end to the ongoing conflict in the northern part.