Africa

A Benin-born businessman, Ernest Adjovi has been ordered by a Namibian court to pay back millions in cash paid to him by the government about six years ago to organise a music awards event. The awards founder was to organise the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Namibia in 2016 …

Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has formed a new government and appointed 15 ministers, three months after taking power in a coup. The appointments come as activists stage mass protests across the country against military rule. At least 70 were killed during demonstrations and dozens of Sudanese judges …

Dozens of Sudanese judges and prosecutors have condemned the killing of more than 70 protesters since October’s coup and have called for a criminal investigation, local media report. Frequent protests have been met with live gunfire and tear gas and thousands are once again out on the streets of the …

Namibia’s leading daily newspaper has a heart-breaking interview with a mother who saw a crocodile grab her five-year-old daughter, and disappear with the little girl into the famous Okavango River. Eveline Mukuve,33, told The Namibian that she put up a fight to free her child from the crocodile’s jaws, but …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on nationals of the country living abroad to return home. This call is part of an operation called “the Great Return”. The Prime Minister is betting to restore his image, more than a year after the start of the civil war and the …

At least 10 people have died and two others injured in Madagascar following heavy rains in the capital, Antananarivo. More than 500 were displaced by the storm on Tuesday. The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said the rains caused flooding, landslides and damaged homes and roads. The meteorological …

Gambian President Adama Barrow was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday in the presence of many personalities from the sub-region. He pledged to work to jumpstart the economy and ensure broad-based development gains, as he is starting his second term. Adama Barrow, 56, came to power in 2017 …

Ten male prisoners have been found guilty of raping dozens of female inmates during a violent riot at an overcrowded jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven women and a teenage girl testified that they were repeatedly raped during a three-day riot at Kasapa Central Prison near Lubumbashi in …

The Algerian government said in a statement that it has decided to close all schools for 10 days and to tighten control at airports due to the increase in covid-19 cases. The presidency however said that it was up to the universities to determine whether to close or reschedule their …

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed efforts made by different parties to end civil war in Ethiopia. He spoke to the African Union (AU) chief envoy to the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo who briefed him on the peace efforts. Mr Obasanjo has been meeting officials …