More than 1 000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said. More than a thousand people are feared to have died…
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Terrorist attack in Mali left 16 dead
Gunmen attacked and briefly seized a Malian army base overnight, killing at least 16 military and destroying five vehicles in central Mopti region, said two local officials in the area where the attack occurred. Army spokesman Colonel Diarran Kone confirmed the attack took place but declined further details. It seems a very significant attack has…
EU condolences to Ethiopia
Bruxelles, 10/03/2019. “We are saddened to learn of the plane crash that took place today in Ethiopia https://mobile.twitter.com/MajaEUspox/status/1104734254653755392 At this difficult time, the European Union expresses its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the passengers and crew of flight ET302.” https://mobile.twitter.com/AP/status/1104720232449478661 Image: illustration AMENDED: Ethiopian officials confirmed there are no survivors among 157…
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 death toll mounts https://t.co/KdkneyXhCh pic.twitter.com/kNRSalmqGk — Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2019 The results showed that incumbent President main rival, businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, could no longer catch…
Al-Bashir reshuffles government
President Omar al-Bashir has appointed a new first vice President and Prime minister, a day after declaring a year-long state of emergency to counter Sudanese protests calling for his removal from office. Sudan's Bashir names VP, prime minister as protests continue https://t.co/djFccbCuFG pic.twitter.com/XsgZHIZSw5 — Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2019 Bashir replaced his long-time ally Bakri…
Nigerians elect future President
Incumbent Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari (76) and his main opponent, businessman Atiku Abubakar (72) cast their ballots in presidential election voting after a week’s delay. The two candidates lead among more than 70 challengers. Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed election https://t.co/stk6NpmlMU pic.twitter.com/nVWadPVrIV — Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2019 The voting has started with…
Sudan Al-Bashir presidency unlimited
Sudan parliamentary committee mandated with amending the Constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another mandate informed it would indefinitely postpone a meeting to draft these changes, state news agency SUNA reports. #Sudan lawmakers postpone amendment to keep Bashir in power https://t.co/RemHzpokov — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) February 16, 2019 The decision comes amid almost…
Nigeria postpones elections
President Muhammadu Buhari said he was “deeply disappointed” but urged people to refrain from “civil disorder“, while he reacted upon the decision to postpone the vote announced by the electoral chief, Mr Yakubu, who said: “Our decision was entirely taken by the commission. It has nothing to do with security, nothing to do with political…
Congo awaiting elections winner
Preliminary results of the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) will be delayed past Sunday’s deadline, the head of the election commission said. (Image: illustration). #Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline https://t.co/9GqZQ9uhc5 — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) January 6, 2019 Corneille Nangaa, the chair of the commission (CENI), notified that they had received…
Congo Catholic church exercises influence on elections
The Joseph Kabila government confirmed they are well aware, that the Catholic church had identified Mr. Fayulu as the winner. Kikaya Bin Karubi, a diplomatic adviser to the President Kabila, said in an interview on Friday that the governing coalition party was “aware” that the church had “chosen to publish the winning candidate as Martin…
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