Africa

Queen Elizabeth has eulogised Kenya’s former President Mwai Kibaki as a “great statesman” who had “a lifelong record of service to the Kenyan people”, the BBC reported. Mr Kibaki died last Thursday aged 90 and his funeral service is ongoing at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi. He was Kenya’s …

Health officials and scientists in South Africa said the country may be entering a fifth COVID wave as there is rise in infections over the past 14 days. According to scientists and health officials, the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants may be responsible for this increase. Health Minister Joe Phaahla …

Several African Presidents and other world dignitaries are in Kenya to pay their last respects to former President Mwai Kibaki, who died last week at the age of 90. The South African Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as the South Sudanese Salva Kiir and the Ethiopian Sahle-Work Zewde confirmed their presence. …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh request to address African Union (AU) heads of state, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki said. In a tweet, Mr Faki said he received the request during a call with Ukraine’s foreign minister. I received a call from #Ukraine foreign minister @DymytroKuleba. He …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned diplomats against any possible interference in the upcoming elections scheduled for February 2023. He issued the warning on Thursday, during an Iftar dinner with the diplomatic corps at the president’s residence in the capital, Abuja. “As Nigeria goes through this trajectory, I urge our …

Somali lawmakers elected Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as the new president on Thursday, in a vote delayed due to disagreements over who would be in charge of security at the polling place. Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur was declared winner in a vote overseen by Abdisalan Liban Dhabancad, parliament’s interim speaker. …

A court in Rwanda has sentenced Sadate Musengimana, a Muslim cleric to five years in prison for killing a pig in a mosque, local media reported. Three witnesses told the court that they saw the imam beating the pig with a piece of wood, killing it on the spot. His …

A police officer in Ghana shot himself to death at a warehouse on Graphic Road in the capital, Accra on Wednesday, local media reported. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. “The Ghana Police Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one of our own, a Police officer …

Algeria has threatened to cut off its gas supply to Spain if any of it ends up in another country that is not specified in the contract. It said supplying the gas to a third destination would be a breach of contract between Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach and its Spanish customer. …

Authorities in the Central African Republic adopted the Bitcoin cryptocurrency as an official currency on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the presidency. The country then becomes the first in Africa and only the second in the world to do so. Despite rich reserves of gold and diamonds, Central African Republic is …