Africa

Transitional authorities in Chad signed peace agreement with rebel groups in Qatar’s capital, Doha on Monday ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue to take place later this month. A signing ceremony for the agreement, which included the parties agreeing to take part in a national, inclusive dialogue, was attended …

Salary of primary school teachers in Rwanda will increase from 31,620 to 59,450 FCFA from this month, the Education ministry announced. This new salary increase since March 2019 is part of an incentive program to improve the well-being of teachers and promote the quality of education in public schools. “Salaries …

The electoral commission in Senegal says the governing coalition has lost its majority after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. It won 82 seats of the National Assembly’s 165 – two more than the main opposition alliance. The three remaining seats went to smaller groups, who now hold the balance of power. Correspondents …

At least three young men are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Kasoa Central Clinic after a group of people numbering seven and believed to be foreigners attacked them at Kasoa Freetown in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region, local media reported. Information gathered indicates that …

Thieves attacked the Divine Grace Missions Outreach Ministry International at Kusa near Fomena in the northern Adansi district of the Ashanti region of Ghana and stole musical instruments, Adomonline reported. The suspects made away with musical instruments worth over GHC 20,000.00. General overseer of the church, Bishop Sylvester Addai, is …

Gunmen in Nigeria on Wednesday released two actors they kidnapped while returning from a movie set in south-eastern of the country, the Actors Guild of Nigeria said. The pair, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, were abducted last Friday in Ozalla town, Enugu state. They were released unhurt after their abductors …

Health authorities in South Africa reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country, Reuters reported. The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after …

Nigeria’s government says it approved the purchase of vehicles worth over 1.4 billion naira ($3m; £2.4m) for its northern neighbour, Niger, to help improve security. It comes as Nigeria continues to struggle with rising insecurity as armed gangs step up attacks on communities and major roads, including kidnapping. Finance Minister …

Kenya’s Education Minister, Prof. George Magoha apologised over the controversial and abrupt decision to close schools early in the country. According to the minister, it was a “necessary pain” to ensure that preparations for next week’s general elections go on unimpeded. Hundreds of primary and secondary schools are normally used …

Seven women were struck dead on Wednesday in a city in the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo where protection against this natural phenomenon is not ensured in the majority of buildings, Anadolu agency reported. The seven victims are vendors in a market in downtown Kananga, capital of Kasai …