Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party – the leading opposition force in Zimbabwe gave up to government pressure, calling off a street protest planned for August
NEWS
France: tribute to Africans soldiers
Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the Second World War heroes of the landing in Provence on August 15, 1944, a majority of African soldiers who
Mali: Barkhane operation continues
The French General Staff informed about an operation carried out from 25 July to 3 August 2019 in Mali by Barkhane and the Malian Armed Forces, underlining
UN staff killed in explosion
“The U.N. does not intend to evacuate from Libya,” the assistant secretary-general for peace operations, Bintou Keita, told the UN Security Council, which condemned the
eu-africa
EU stands by Egypt to defeat terrorism
“The European Union expresses its deepest condolences to the victims and their families and wishes a prompt recovery to those wounded in this act of
EU allocates €3.5 million to Ebola emergency
As the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, with the first cases emerging in neighbouring Uganda this week, the EU
Africa /Human rights
Zimbabwe protests stemmed
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party – the leading opposition force in Zimbabwe gave up to government pressure, calling off a street protest planned for August
Pope Francis calls to assist migrants
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark the VI anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa on July 8, a small Italian island 90
politics
Nigeria Shia leader granted sick leave to India
The banned pro-Iranian Shia Muslim group leader Ibrahim Zakzaky (66) has been granted medical leave to India by a Nigerian Court after spending more than three years in
Sudan’s Bashir on trial soon
Sudan’s chief prosecutor announced that ousted President Omar al-Bashir would be sent for trial soon on corruption charges related to his three decades in power.
Ethiopia postpones national census
Ethiopia’s Parliament postponed a national census for a second time, indicating security concerns, but potentially undermining logistics for the first election of Prime Minister Abiy
Sudan activists to impose civilian power
Sudanese Professionals Association, which has been enhancing protests, announced news conference at 1700 GMT on April 21 outside the army complex, inviting foreign diplomats. The
Algerians enter post- Bouteflika era
Algeria‘s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (82) has resigned under pressure of a several weeks of massive streets protests, stepping down after 20 years in power, at the
Buhari wins Nigerian voters
Incumbent President on Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari is an unequivocal leader of the election race according to the provisional results. Nigeria's Buhari leads in election count as
DEVELOPMENT/AID
IMF agrees to bailout Congo Republic
International Monetary Fund (IMF) decision to bailout the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) this week is expected to allocate around $2 billion in funding from the African Development
AID/IMMIGRATION
Ebola fighters under attack
World Health Organization (WHO) said it feared continued “intense transmission” of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deaths from a nine-month-old epidemic
EU blames Libya Al Khoms shipwreck tragedy
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of a shipwreck off the coast of Al Khoms where over 100 persons may have lost their
CONFLICT/TERRORISM
UN staff killed in explosion
“The U.N. does not intend to evacuate from Libya,” the assistant secretary-general for peace operations, Bintou Keita, told the UN Security Council, which condemned the
WILDLIFE
“Roadkill”: lions use tourists as cover
Tourists were startled when a lion attacked an antelope kudu in the middle of the road in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. According to
Tanzania elephant & rhino populations recover
Tanzania presidency reported elephant and rhino populations have begun to recover after a government crackdown dismantled organized criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching and transporting
World giraffe day
Their habitat is being lost at an alarming rate, not to mention the myriad other threats they deal with, including poaching, the trade in giraffe
Botswana rare vultures massively poisoned
More than 500 endangered vultures died after ingesting three dead elephants whose carcasses were poisoned by poachers, the Botswana government said in a statement. #WildlifeCrime
Botswana lifts hunting suspension
Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced that “the government of Botswana has taken a decision to lift the hunting suspension.” BREAKING NEWS:
Uganda kidnappers demand $500,000 ransom
An American citizen who was kidnapped with her driver at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen had failed to take an armed ranger as
LIFESTYLE
Vergelegen – top African winery
South Africa’s Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has been voted the top winery on the African continent. (Image above: illustration). Vergelegen has been voted as the
Incarnations: Afrocentric cultural view
IncarNations African Art as Philosophy exhibition crosses the African continent, following former slave trade, and migration routes in search of essence of African art. Artist
IncarNations: Kendell Geers in Bozar
IncarNations is an exhibition created by the South African artist Kendell Geers in dialogue with the Congolese collector Sindika Dokolo. A fascinating initiative that reflects the
Benin guide found dead
A corpse of the guide for two French tourists who went missing on safari in Pendjari parc in Benin last week has been found in
Uganda women as “tourist attraction” scandal
The initiative proposed in Kampala, Uganda, by Tourism Minister Godfrey Kiwanda adds curvy and sexy women to the list of attractions for tourists. Minister of
SA Kweneng city discovery
South Africa archaeologists have rediscovered an ancient lost city from around 1800 AD known as Kweneng using laser technology. Tomorrow Th. 30 Jan. seminar @ASCLeiden: Before
Cameroon masterpiece at BRAFA
Brussels Antiques & Fine Art Fair (BRAFA) traditionally presents a sophisticated collection of masterpieces of African art, and this year event reaffirms its excellence, sharing with art lovers rare,
Kenya enjoys tourism sector growth
Kenya’s profit from tourism raised by almost a third in 2018 from the previous year to 157.4 billion shillings ($1.55 billion), after the number of
