Africa

Wednesday’s protest against the rising cost of living in Ghana has so far been peaceful, unlike on Tuesday when clashes with police erupted and 29 people were arrested. After a series of meetings with the police, protesters were allowed to use a route that runs in front of the president’s …

The chairperson of the African Union commission has called for “restraint, calm and dialogue” as the border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan threatens to escalate. In a statement, Moussa Faki Mahamat said “the two brotherly countries” should settle any disagreement peacefully. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission calls for …

Angola’s immediate former president, José Eduardo dos Santos, is in an induced coma in a hospital in Barcelona, a Portuguese news agency is reporting. “José Eduardo dos Santos is hospitalised in a clinic in Barcelona and is in a coma following a [relapse], after recovering from Covid-19,” said Portugal’s state-owned …

Police in southern Nigeria say they detained a number of suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of a Roman Catholic priest, the BBC reports. The priest, Christopher Odia, 41, was abducted on Sunday morning as he left his home in Edo state to conduct Mass. His body was later …

Police in Ghana on Tuesday arrested 29 protesters in the capital, Accra, following a violent protest against high prices organized by the group Arise Ghana. The initially peaceful protest degenerated into chaotic scenes after a confrontation between protesters and police along the route of the protest. Information Minister Kojo Oppong …

Ruling party in Ethiopia urged African Union to facilitate peace talks between federal government and rebellious forces from the Tigray region in the north, state media reported. Two weeks ago, PM Abiy Ahmed said the federal government had formed a committee to study how they will negotiate with the Tigrayan …

A man has been arrested in eastern Uganda and held in police custody after slapping an MP at church on Sunday, state-owned New Vision newspaper reports. The 39-year-old struck Transport Minister Musa Ecweru in the middle of his speech to congregants at St Michael Catholic Church in Amuria. “He did …

The UN and AU called for an investigation into the deaths of 23 people, after hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. According to Moroccan authorities, a number of people were crushed to death in a stampede on Friday after a section of border …

Education and Finance ministers from West and Central Africa met Monday, June 27 in Accra (Ghana), on the occasion of the launch of the World Bank’s regional education strategy for two sub-regions of the continent. Gathered around the theme “From school to work: a journey for young people in West …

Tunisia’s most powerful union, the UGTT, has called for a second general strike to protest the government’s economic policies, media reported. The UGTT has about a million members, and its last nationwide strike earlier this month brought the north African country to a standstill. The Tunisian government is preparing to …