Africa

Ghana’s gender minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been relieved of her duties after more than a year of continuous absence from work. The presidency did not state the exact reason for her sacking in a press release, but it could be due to her continuous absence, which has raised concerns …

A villager has been indicted for involuntary fire in the province of Larache in northern Morocco, the region most hit by violent forest fires, a judicial source said. The province of Larache has been particularly affected by forest fires which have killed three people and destroyed thousands of hectares since …

Central African rebel leader Nourredine Adam is struggling as the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him, for crimes committed during the country’s 2013 civil war. The warrant was originally issued under seal in January 2019 but ICC judges had now ordered it to be unsealed, the …

In order to diversify its contents, a press company based in Lomé is looking for freelance correspondents in various African countries for its news sites. Tasks Correspondents will be responsible for submitting articles on political, social, economic and sporting news in their country (both in English and French) Profile University …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country’s women’s football team “deserves equal pay” as men, as he welcomes them back after their crowning glory at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). South African women become African champions after beating Morocco 2-1 at the weekend. “I have been …

Tunisian President Kais Saied says draft decrees will be prepared for the holding of an election for a new parliament and a second chamber for regions. It came a day after preliminary results of a referendum indicated a controversial constitution was approved though turnout had been low. The president noted, …

A supposed phone seller was arrested by the police in Grand-Yoff (commune of Dakar) following the complaint of his girlfriend’s mother, reports seneweb.com. The respondent sent his 16-year-old girlfriend to prostitute herself with a 53-year-old French national at the price of 50,000F CFA, the sexual intercourse. The young man was …

At least 18 people, including 15 members of the Malian security forces, have been killed in coordinated attacks in the southwest of the country where jihadist insurgency is raging, the army said. Assaults on military camps in Sokolo and near Kalumba were repulsed with almost 50 militants being killed. A …

A suicide bomber, wearing an explosive belt, burst into the Merka governorate building in Ethiopia’s Shabeellaha Hoose region and blew himself up, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a police source. According to the agency which quotes the source, the attack “caused the death of 6 people, including the governor of Merka, …

Civil servants in Zimbabwe have gone on a two-day strike to demand wage increases and that their salaries be paid in US dollars, as the local currency is rapidly devaluing, the BBC reported. The government is doubling salaries this month, but unions say the increases have been eroded by high …