Africa

At least nine people are known to have died in inter-ethnic revenge attacks in Jonglei state in eastern South Sudan, local media are reporting. According to governor Denya Jock Chagor, the killings were sparked by an ambush of two young men by attackers allegedly from the neighbouring Greater Pibor administrative …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has asked men to play a greater role in preventing gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. “If each man gathers two men and the three pledge to never rape a woman, never lay a hand on a woman and hold each other accountable to this …

France has called on asked Burkina Faso president to intervene after a French military convoy was blocked for nearly three days by protesters in the city of Kaya. French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said those he called “manipulators” had been stoking anti-French sentiment. There are unconfirmed reports that French …

A prominent Somali journalist, Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, critic of the Islamist group al-Shabab was killed in a suicide bombing in the capital, Mogadishu. Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, also known as Abdiaziz Afrika, was targeted as he left a restaurant in town shortly after noon, the BBC reports. Two other people nearby …

The government of Kenya has said it intends to introduce a directive next month to prevent citizens who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 from receiving government services. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said unvaccinated people would be banned from public transport, local airlines and train services. Kenyans will also require …

During his official visit in Nigeria, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has said growing extremism, increasing authoritarianism and corruption in Africa pose serious dangers to democracy and the future of the continent. Speaking in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, the diplomat was outlining the Biden administration’s Africa policy. He …

At least seven girls, aged 11 to 12, were killed when a boat capsized in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria. Five others survived the crash. The boat was carrying 12 people returning to Gafasa village from Gasanya, where they had attended an Islamic religious event. Reports indicate that the boat …

Some residents of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, have taken to social media to express their anger at the dismissal of the city’s mayor, Kalisto Lado Faustino. Mr Lado was sacked by Central Equatoria state Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony on Thursday evening. Others are however celebrating the sacking saying the demolition …

Special envoys from the African Union and the US have returned to Ethiopia in a bid to revive talks for a ceasefire and find ways to end the year-long conflict. Both the US’ Jeffrey Feltman and Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU’s special representative, arrived in the country on Thursday, Mr Feltman …

The US government on Thursday has removed sanctions placed on Burundi six years ago, crediting elections, a fall in violence, and reforms by President Evariste Ndayishimiye. President Joe Biden revoked the sanctions that targeted 11 people in the East African country, mostly military and security officials including then-public security minister …