Africa

Seven political parties in South Africa has signed a pact in a bid to unseat the governing African National Congress (ANC) in the 2024 election, the BBC reported. The Multi-Party Charter for South Africa said if they came to power, they would work together and allocate ministerial positions and parliamentary …

West African military chiefs have said they are prepared to use force to restore democracy in Niger following last month’s coup if diplomacy fails. The generals from the Ecowas group of nations are meeting in Ghana to co-ordinate possible military intervention. The Ecowas peace and security commissioner, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said …

A 55-year-old polygamous man who got up one day and angrily divorced all his three wives has given reasons for the action and vowed never to marry again. Identified only as Mutiacya, the elderly man who lives in Uganda recounted in an interview with Afrimax English that he was once …

Ecowas Chiefs of Staff are meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to discuss the deployment of a standby force for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger. At least 11 of the bloc’s 15-member states back a military deployment to reinstate the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after diplomatic …

The African Union Chairperson said he is following closely and with deep concern the current situation in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where clashes between Fano militiamen and the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) are taking place. Moussa Faki Mahamat calls for the parties to immediately cease the fighting and ensure the …

Chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet this Thursday and Friday in Ghana to discuss possible military intervention in Niger, according to a regional military source, confirmed by a source at the ECOWAS. This meeting was to be held last Saturday, before being …

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 40 members of an opposition coalition who were campaigning ahead of elections next week, local media reported. They were detained in the Glenview suburb of the capital, Harare, on Tuesday. Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said that Gladmore Hakata, the party’s Glenview …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu mourned and paid tribute to soldiers who died in a helicopter crash during an evacuation mission in Niger State on Monday. The president said the “tragic loss of our officers and soldiers had brought immense sadness to me”. In a statement, he said they would be …

Niger’s coup leaders have recalled their country’s ambassador in Ivory Coast saying comments by the Ivorian president had amounted to “praising armed action” against them, the BBC reported. Alassane Ouattara had spoken of his determination to see Niger’s democratically elected leader Mohamed Bazoum reinstated, on his return from a regional …

Authorities in Tunisia say at least five migrants have died and seven others are missing after their boat sank off the coast. The vessel, heading for Europe, was carrying 35 people, mostly Tunisian nationals, including women and children. Twenty-three passengers have been rescued. The boat capsized shortly after setting sail …